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Old 02-17-2004, 10:02   #9
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Originally posted by Psywar1-0
Thats why you cant use Civ GPS's for things like Call for Fire!
Yes you can....

You do realize slick willy told the DoD to "descramble" the GPS signals in 2000?

A good civilian unit now has a 20-40 foot accuracy. If the GPS is WAAS enabled it is accurate to about 9 feet.

There's a good write up in this months "Scientific American".

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