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Re: [IRCA] WWV and WWVH to stick around for just a little bit longer
- Subject: Re: [IRCA] WWV and WWVH to stick around for just a little bit longer
- From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2018 14:42:46 -0400
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So just because its a drop in the bucket of the US budget we should just
piss away a couple million bucks?
paul
On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 2:41 PM DXer <hfdxmonitor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >Chuck Hutton Sun, 30 Sep 2018 10:54:45 -0700
>
> >The military and aeronautical sectors believe GOS is reliable. It is
> >the primary basis of navigation systems for both.
>
>
> You beat me to it, however, it must be said that it can, and sometimes
> is, blocked/interfered with.
>
> It was around 2012, I was flying into Seoul, Souht Korea, and the North
> was jamming the GPS signal. Localized, fair enough, but it can happen.
>
> We tend to always favor new technology, but old ones sometimes make a
> come back, either for simplicity, or because nobody else is using it
> anymore.
>
> I'm well aware that overtime you can fill a piggie bank with pennies,
> but what's the percentage of this expense in the grand scheme of things,
> i.e., the US budget?
>
> Regards,
>
> Vince
> Ottawa, ON
>
> P.S.1. Ending Radio Canada International's shortwave service saved
> money, but I'm still wondering if the savings were worth it.
>
> P.S.2. I'm of the opinion that 'straight' savings are applicable to
> private endevours only. At a government level, other factors usually
> come into play.
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