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Subject: How To Defeat GPS Jammers
SYSOP    5/29/2009 5:21:02 AM
 
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forester    Agreed   6/10/2009 10:33:25 AM

The velocity of light in any media is a function of the index of refraction.  The velocity of light in dry air is greater than in damp air, but both are slower the velocity of light in a vaccuum.  The velocity of light is also greater at high altitudes (lower pressure) than at ground level.


And before anyone asks, no there is not a substance where the speed of light is greater than in a vacuum.


In total agreement, that's why I said it's 'nearly' the speed of light.  At any rate, this is a distraction from the point of my response to the other poster: relaying a GPS signal from another aircraft, etc. is not a suitable solution to jamming.  In order to calculate your position you need at least 4 satellite signals to triangulate your position in 3D.  Without those measurements (i.e. your distance to the satellites) you cannot calculate a position.
 
I think another poster hit the nail on the head re: the solution to jamming: kill the jammers. ;)  It's no different than dealing with enemy attempts to jam regular communications as far as I'm concerned.  At the far end of the capability spectrum, anyone sophisticated enough to have enough air cover to avoid having their jammers killed is probably also capable of just simply killing the GPS satellites.
 
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