> Chris Loiacono <chris@MAIL2ASI.COM>
> > Back during the gulf war, in order to support the US
> military action dubbed
> > 'desert storm' a number of satellite orbits were adjusted
> significantly. The
> > result was that areas of the US mainland went without
> normal coverage for a
> > period.
>
> That doesn't make any sense; what's your source for this information?

"GPS Made Easy" Third Edition, 2001, by Lawrence Letham pg. 31 last
paragraph.
This he cited under a sub-heading 'Satellite Geometry' and the context was
different receiver's mask angle abilities and Satellite PDOP, or Position
Dilution of Precision.
He noted that during the Gulf War, people in California had noticeably
different results from their receivers.

Chris

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