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GPS jammers are also used by truckers, rental car drivers, etc., and they have stopped airplanes before: https://www.cnet.com/culture/truck-driver-has-gps-jamm
by ajsnigrutin 5y ago
GPS jammers are also used by truckers, rental car drivers, etc., and they have stopped airplanes before:
https://www.cnet.com/culture/truck-driver-has-gps-jammer-accidentally-jams-newark-airport/ https://www.cnet.com/culture/truck-driver-has-gps-jammer-acc...
It's also something air defense teams would use to try to redirect missles (make them miss their mark because they have to rely on less effective navigation matters)
On the other hand, radio transmission is relatively easy to locate, and ham radio operators do it for fun ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmitter_hunting ) ... so it should't be that hard to find a source.
- iszomer 5y agoWhat's more interesting is the deployment of certain radio jammers at airports [1] to dissuade drone operators from flying their toy into restricted airspace. [1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/meriameberboucha/2019/01/28/how-drones-are-stopped-from-causing-chaos-in-airports/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/meriameberboucha/2019/01/28/how...