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Thu 03 Mar 2010'Jammers' pose threat to naval navigation - expert
“JAMMERS” WHICH can be purchased via the internet pose a security risk to GPS navigation systems on land and at sea, according to an Irish technology specialist.
Such “jammers” interfere with GPS receivers by broadcasting a competing signal on the same frequency. They can now be purchased for several hundred dollars on the web, GPS positioning consultant Gary Delaney says.
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