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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on March 15, 2012, 1920 UTC

Title: GPS Jamming devices: FCC says No!
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on March 15, 2012, 1920 UTC

The FCC has become concerned about Jamming devices for Cellphones, GPS and WiFi.  So much so, they have released Enforcement Advisory No. 2012-02, which specifies fines in excess of $100,000 per incident.

http://www.engineeringradio.us/blog/2012/03/gps-jamming-devices-fcc-says-no/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EngineeringRadio+%28Engineering+Radio%29 (http://www.engineeringradio.us/blog/2012/03/gps-jamming-devices-fcc-says-no/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EngineeringRadio+%28Engineering+Radio%29)

Title: Re: GPS Jamming devices: FCC says No!
Post by: Pigmeat on March 21, 2012, 0552 UTC

That clears that up.

I was talking to a local freebander last week. He mentioned a cb'er running too much wattage w/o much filtering who'd been contacted by the FCC for shutting down wi-fi links in his hometown with his flamethrower. When the guy said the cb'er was threatened w/ a 100 k fine,I thought he was mistaken? The specs of this new reg explains it.

Title: Re: GPS Jamming devices: FCC says No!
Post by: zackers on March 21, 2012, 1733 UTC

I am active on all amateur radio bands through 24 GHz (with 47 GHz on the way). Hopefully my signals on 902 MHz and above don't cause any inadvertent interference to cell phones, GPS and Wi-Fi.

Fortunately my favorite operating place for microwave bands is on a hilltop in the middle of the vast farmland, 10 miles from the nearest small town. I cause no interference to my own cell phone but on 1296 MHz I wipe out my own GPS unit. But that's just a few feet away.

Title: Re: GPS Jamming devices: FCC says No!
Post by: John Poet on March 22, 2012, 0140 UTC

Now I know what I want for Christmas....

Title: Re: GPS Jamming devices: FCC says No!
Post by: cmradio on March 22, 2012, 0652 UTC

Quote from: John Poet on March 22, 2012, 0140 UTC

Now I know what I want for Christmas....

LOL!

When I read that, I was wondering if that was going to boost sales ;D

Peace!

Title: Re: GPS Jamming devices: FCC says No!
Post by: Newfoundland DXer on March 22, 2012, 1403 UTC

Personally, I think every teacher should be legally allowed to use a cellphone jammer during class time. ;D

Cheers, Terry

Title: Re: GPS Jamming devices: FCC says No!
Post by: John Poet on March 22, 2012, 1714 UTC

I'm more interested in wiping out GPS. 

But the FCC needn't worry about it-- I plan to do it over an area of only about 3600 square miles.