August 31, 2006 - GPS Trivia

Once again, we must have made this question too easy because too many of you got the answer right!


TRIVIA QUESTION

The first GPS satellite was launched in 1978. When did the Defense Department declare GPS fully operational? Was it

• 1985
• 1990
• 1995

TRIVIA ANSWER

July 17th 1995. When the system was first introduced, miscalculations were programmed into GPS transmissions to limit the accuracy of non-military GPS receivers. This operation was cancelled in May 2000.

For more information on GPS, try this link.


o o o o o o o o o o NET CHECK-IN's o o o o o o o o o o

Here's the list of hams that checked in to toight's net. Those marked with a * got the trivia question correct. Congrats!

• WB6A Pat
• WB6ATV Ron*
• KE6CZH Robert*
  
• K6FCC Khalil*
• N6HY Ernie
• KB6IS Madeline
• N6KAS Andy
• KG6KTC Leon
• NY6L Jay
  
• K6LMN Roger
• W6NVY Gary
• KG6NWJ Barry*
• KD6OBM Jason*
• N6OEC Phil*
• KF6PIH Scott*
• K6QVZ Joe*
• KG6RDA Sidney*
• AD6UP Louie*
• WA6USL Murray*
• KF6YBM Henry*
• KF6ZQM Harry*
• N6ZZK Ted*

Congratulations to all you *'s and thanks to everyone for checking in to the net!

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