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stefan_yesterday at 6:57 PM1 replyview on HN

The systems jamming in Hormuz and Ukraine aren't exactly cheap and low powered, nor are those used by the US military in one of their many jamming exercises every year. Cheap GPS jammers fit in a cigarette lighter and are used by truckers who don't want their boss snooping on them, but they don't quite threaten aviation.

That aside, you don't need to give up on GPS just yet. As expensive as airplanes are, there is no reason not to have at least 8 element CRPA receivers in them. Mostly a military niche product in the past they are rapidly proliferating, and most fuselages make for a great ground plane.


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bigfatkittentoday at 2:09 AM

> Cheap GPS jammers fit in a cigarette lighter and are used by truckers who don't want their boss snooping on them, but they don't quite threaten aviation.

They absolutely do threaten air and maritime navigation, because those trucks drive in and near ports and airports.

https://insidegnss.com/fcc-fines-operator-of-gps-jammer-that...

https://ilwulocal94.org/news/2024/CSA%2001-24%20GPS%20Jammin...