Re: GPS Off Course

Subject	Re: GPS Off Course
Newsgroups	sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, alt.astronomy
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From	Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com>
Date	2016-04-02 08:49 -0500
Message-ID	<ifudna7uNKJjUGLLnZ2dnUU7-e2dnZ2d@giganews.com> (permalink)

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On 4/1/16 3:21 PM, The Starmaker wrote:
> Holes in the Sun Are Threatening to Throw Birds, GPS Off Course
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/b89qw1paaqibajr/AAAvBJwuhzOw-TKssg5fK3dGa?dl=0
>
>
> I not sure it's the holes in the sun...it may be the gravitional waves and the anitgravity effect that
> is throwing the GPS off course...the measurement of the gravitional waves are off, which is throwing off
> GPS.
>
> Does it make any sense?
>


   No.
   Relativity in the Global Positioning System
 > http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2003-1/
 > 
http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2003-1/download/lrr-2003-1Color.pdf


 > The Global Positioning System (GPS) uses accurate, stable atomic
 > clocks in satellites and on the ground to provide world-wide position
 > and time determination. These clocks have gravitational and motional
 > frequency shifts which are so large that, without carefully
 > accounting for numerous relativistic effects, the system would not
 > work. This paper discusses the conceptual basis, founded on special
 > and general relativity, for navigation using GPS. Relativistic
 > principles and effects which must be considered include the constancy
 > of the speed of light, the equivalence principle, the Sagnac effect,
 > time dilation, gravitational frequency shifts, and relativity of
 > synchronization. Experimental tests of relativity obtained with a GPS
 > receiver aboard the TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite will be discussed.
 > Recently frequency jumps arising from satellite orbit adjustments
 > have been identified as relativistic effects. These will be explained
 > and some interesting applications of GPS will be discussed.

 > 
http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2003-1/download/lrr-2003-1Color.pdf





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GPS Off Course The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-04-01 12:21 -0800
  Re: GPS Off Course Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-04-01 14:30 -0500
  Re: GPS Off Course jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com - 2016-04-01 22:15 +0000
  Re: GPS Off Course Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-04-01 20:37 -0500
    Re: GPS Off Course The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-04-01 19:26 -0800
      Re: GPS Off Course Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-04-01 21:33 -0500
        Re: GPS Off Course Bimpy <pimp@pimp.com> - 2016-04-02 13:38 +0000
          Re: GPS Off Course Bimpy <pimp@pimp.com> - 2016-04-02 13:45 +0000
  Re: GPS Off Course Bimpy <pimp@pimp.com> - 2016-04-02 12:07 +0000
  Re: GPS Off Course Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2016-04-02 08:49 -0500
    Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-02 08:10 -0700
      Re: GPS Off Course "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-04-02 23:22 +0200
        Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-02 16:20 -0700
          Re: GPS Off Course "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-04-03 13:37 +0200
            Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-03 10:25 -0700
              Re: GPS Off Course "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-04-04 19:39 +0200
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-04 13:34 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-04-05 09:41 +0200
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-05 01:17 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course "Paul B. Andersen" <relativity@paulba.no> - 2016-04-05 20:00 +0200
                ORI Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-05 13:12 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-05 13:54 -0700
                Re: ORI Re: GPS Off Course The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-04-05 17:07 -0700
                Re: ORI Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-05 17:26 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-04-07 04:40 +0200
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-06 22:56 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-04-07 22:54 +0200
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-07 17:02 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-04-08 05:36 +0200
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-08 01:26 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-08 22:16 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-08 22:18 -0700
                Re: GPS Off Course Helmut Wabnig <hwabnig@.- --- -.dotat> - 2016-04-09 08:17 +0200
                Re: GPS Off Course "hanson" <hanson@quick.net> - 2016-04-09 00:24 -0700
  Re: GPS Off Course The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-04-02 13:36 -0800
    Re: GPS Off Course The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-04-02 13:38 -0800
      Re: GPS Off Course The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-04-02 21:46 -0800

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