US Government will be intermittently jamming GPS near New Mexico until Feburary 24

[rcmaehl]

 

If you live in the above circle and have been experiencing intermittent GPS issues, you have the US Government to thank. From Jan 26 to Feb 24 (FAA ADVISORY HERE) the US Military is running exercises to practice against scenarios in which the GPS network is destroyed or crippled. Instead of just disabling their GPS receivers a large amount of GPS interference will be broadcast during these exercises. The expected range will be about 232 miles in radius and increasing in distance based on height.

 

Honestly, I think this is crazy as more localized interference can be done and the US government is affecting thousands of people ^{(even though it's New Mexico).}

[79wjd]

1 minute ago, rcmaehl said:

 the US Military is running exercises to practice against scenarios in which the GPS network is destroyed or crippled. 

Uh huh.....suuuuuure they are. 

[rcmaehl]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

Uh huh.....suuuuuure they are. 

I've linked the FAA.gov advisory in the post

[FrowningHippo]

I could say all kinds of bad things about this, but it really just speaks for itself.

[Inkz]

Wut, that seems like a pretty big area to test on. At least this time it is a test and not some state declaring nuclear missiles inbound, like that would ever happen.

[Eduard the weeb]

RIP any tourists going to the grand west or east because lets be honest you probably won't visit New Mexico tbh lol.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

3 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

Uh huh.....suuuuuure they are. 

Roswell confirmed.

[79wjd]

3 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

I've linked the FAA.gov advisory in the post

I don't doubt that they said it, I doubt that's the actual reason. 

[Ashiella]

Just now, Eduard the weeb said:

RIP any tourists going to the grand west or east because lets be honest you probably won't visit New Mexico tbh lol.

Rip mexico.

[rcmaehl]

3 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

I don't doubt that they said it, I doubt that's the actual reason. 

Here's an article reporting on it

 

"...the USAF is going to blackout GPS over the sprawling Nevada Test and Training Range to challenge aircrews and their weaponry under realistic fighting conditions."

 

And here's a bunch of Google News results

[captain_to_fire]

I can see road accidents happening and people getting lost

[mynameisjuan]

I guarantee this will result in a death. GPS is heavily relied on for emergency services and shutting it down temporarily can turn bad quick.

[Eduard the weeb]

I love how they blocked it for like almost the entire US Mexico border also lol, hope they at least discussed this with them 

[Eduard the weeb]

Just now, mynameisjuan said:

I guarantee this is result in a death. GPS is heavily relied on for emergency services and shutting it down for 2 days is total bullshit. 

not two days almost a month 

12 minutes ago, rcmaehl said:

From Jan 26 to Feb 24

 

[mynameisjuan]

2 minutes ago, Eduard the weeb said:

not two days almost a month 

 

I read that wrong. I already update my post

[AlwaysFSX]

Wow that's a large circle.

[Dissitesuxba11s]

I can see the drug cartels taking advantage of this situation. If the border patrol cannot pin point the location of a border crossing because of no GPS, then the cartels can easily go through.

[mynameisjuan]

Just now, Dissitesuxba11s said:

I can see the drug cartels taking advantage of this situation. If the border patrol cannot pin point the location of a border crossing because of no GPS, then the cartels can easily go through.

They probably have increase security during this time. More choppers and infrared are def going to be needed though. 

[bcredeur97]

What about Mexico? Clearly it affects them too...

They wont be mad about this??

[Misanthrope]

16 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

What about Mexico? Clearly it affects them too...

They wont be mad about this??

Mexicans: What about the gringos? It seems like a clear invitation to Narcos for the US to say 'hey guys we won't have any GPS at all throughout this 200+ mile radius right near the border' as a PSA.

[ARikozuM]

Hopefully, @Misanthrope doesn't forget where his house is... 

 

[rijzen]

I used to live just up the mountain from where that test is. It's holloman AFB and the white sands missile test range. Trust me when I say weirder stuff has happened there.

[NvidiaIntelAMDLoveTriangle]

1 hour ago, mynameisjuan said:

I guarantee this will result in a death. GPS is heavily relied on for emergency services and shutting it down temporarily can turn bad quick.

Actually considering how many dumb drivers are out there that only listen to the GPS lady and end up in rivers and lakes, this might actually save their lives.

 

[DrMacintosh]

So many tin foil hats. 

 

So they’ll have to use a paper map or ask for directions, such an inconvenience. 

[Orangeator]

19 minutes ago, rijzen said:

Trust me when I say weirder stuff has happened there.

You can't leave us hanging... Like what? Haha.