GPS interruption possible near China Lake, CA
Tue, 06/07/2016 - 10:17am
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Link is to FAA Notice to Airmen about GPS Interfearance tests going on... might this bother ground based GPS reception? Who knows... If you're in the SW USA at the times specified in the link below...and your GPSr is hinky... This might explain.
https://www.faasafety.gov/files/notices/2016/Jun/CHLK_16-08_...
Wow!
A 250 nm radius around Chine Lake Naval Base takes in most of California and much of Nevada. And it's during the daytime hours. Quite a test it is!
Tuckahoe Mike - Nuvi 3490LMT, Nuvi 260W, iPhone X, Mazda MX-5 Nav
You might know!
I will be in Las Vegas during the end of June. Don't plan on doing much driving while there though.
Metricman DriveSmart 76 Williamsburg, VA
Don't worry
This should only be problems for aircraft above so many feet.. The report I read said it only will be problems for a few planes that have had problems with gps interferance.
That is what they are saying. There is a chart with the specific days this will happen. Forgot io bookmark it.
Mary, Nuvi 2450, Garmin Viago, Honda Navigation, Nuvi 750 (gave to son)
Old hat here in New Mexico
They have been doing tests that I believe to be similar here in New Mexico centered somewhere near Socorro for years I believe.
Living in Albuquerque and doing some driving around the state, I have never once noticed that those tests created a problem for me.
personal GPS user since 1992
why is it
named China Lake?
Off North Carolina
They did some testing off North Carolina in 2012 too. I never heard of any big issues.
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Here's One Or Two
This should only be problems for aircraft above so many feet.. The report I read said it only will be problems for a few planes that have had problems with gps interferance.
That is what they are saying. There is a chart with the specific days this will happen. Forgot io bookmark it.
https://www.tumblr.com/search/GPS%20Outages
http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/GPS-Interference-NOTAM-...
China Lake
According to wikipedia, it was named because of the Chinese laborers for borax mining.
Steve - 2 Nuvi 3597
Per Wiki
Origin of name: Chinese men harvested borax from the dry lake bed approximately 1.5 miles south of Paxton Ranch. The operation was known locally as "The Little Chinese Borax Works".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Lake,_Kern_County,_Calif...
nüvi 3590LMT / ecoRouteHD