Lucky you! In the UK the Military still see fit to carry out jamming and
interference `trials`that affects accuracy in certain parts of the country.
Duncan McFadyean
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From: 113-23@auswaertiges-amt.de <113-23@auswaertiges-amt.de>
Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 10:25 AM
Subject: GPS - selective availability
>You probably heard that for military reasons the GPS signal
>had been degraded for many years.
>
>Now I heard news stating that as of May 2, 2000 the SA
>(selective availability) has been switched off permanently.
>This is supposed to improve the pinpointing of your position
>by a factor of 10.
>
>I went out and confirmed this with my old 8-channel GPS95AVD.
>You don't need any DGPS now any more. 5 Meters of accuracy !
>
>This is good news for people who missed their airports up
>to now ... ;-)
>
>Sincerely,
>
><Thomas, N81EU>
>
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