Re: NTP, possible solutions, and best implementation

[David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com>]

Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:
> Two relevant points on GPS/LORAN
>
> 1 - GPS has two positioning systems
>     
>     1 - SPS Standard Positioning Service which is what all civillian 
>         uses of GPS utilize for positioning and timing uses and this can 
>         be degraded or disabled with no notice to the user community
>         by the National Command Authority.

I do not believe this is still true. To get ICAO approval for
using GPS as a intl. standard; DoD had to sign a MOU to maintain
the service.

They did this because they figured how easy it was to jam locally,
vs take down an entire region.


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