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GPS Satellite Interference in Hungary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 May 2016

T. Borza
Affiliation:
FÖMI Satellite Geodetic Observatory, H-1373 Budapest, Pf. 546, Hungary
I. Fejes
Affiliation:
FÖMI Satellite Geodetic Observatory, H-1373 Budapest, Pf. 546, Hungary

Abstract

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Civil users of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) in Hungary occasionally experience interference at the 1575.42-MHz GPS signal frequency. As the application of the GPS technique spreads rapidly in our country, radio frequency interference (RFI) should be considered a serious threat. The new geodetic control network (OG-PSH) in Hungary is based on GPS measurements and incorporates more than 1100 sites. The paper reports the experiences gained during the establishment of the network. Interference sources were tracked to ground-based digital data transmissions for telecommunications, which operate mostly in the Western part of Hungary. Telecommunication regulations exceptionally allow such transmissions in specified countries. In order to warn potential GPS users, the interference sources are being mapped.

Type
Part 4. Threats to Radio Astronomy
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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