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This is from the latest CG Notice to Mariners
Any early birds operating near Solomons may have problmes with GPS.
THE GPS NAVIGATION SIGNAL MAY BE UNRELIABLE DUE TO INTERFERENCE TESTING ON THE FREQUENCIES OF M1575 AND M1227 USED IN
SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION AND HANDHELD SYSTEMS. GPS SYSTEMS THAT RELY ON GPS, SUCH AS E-911, AIS AND DSC, MAY BE AFFECTED
WITHIN A 25NM RADIUS OF POSITION 38-15N 076-26W AT SEA LEVEL. INTERFERENCE TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE FOLLOWING
DATES:
A. 04 DEC 06 THRU 31 MAR 07 0300-1100Z (MONDAY-FRIDAY ONLY)
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE COAST GUARD NAVIGATION CENTER WEB SITE WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV AND THE MIRROR SITE
WWW.NAVCENTER.ORG. GPS USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY GPS SERVICE OUTAGES THAT THEY MAY BE EXPERIENCING
DURING THIS TESTING VIA THE NAVIGATION INFORMATION SERVICE (NIS) BY CALLING (703)313-5900 OR BY USING THE NAVCEN'S WEB
SITE'S GPS REPORT A PROBLEM WORKSHEET.
Any early birds operating near Solomons may have problmes with GPS.
THE GPS NAVIGATION SIGNAL MAY BE UNRELIABLE DUE TO INTERFERENCE TESTING ON THE FREQUENCIES OF M1575 AND M1227 USED IN
SHIPBOARD NAVIGATION AND HANDHELD SYSTEMS. GPS SYSTEMS THAT RELY ON GPS, SUCH AS E-911, AIS AND DSC, MAY BE AFFECTED
WITHIN A 25NM RADIUS OF POSITION 38-15N 076-26W AT SEA LEVEL. INTERFERENCE TESTING WILL BE CONDUCTED ON THE FOLLOWING
DATES:
A. 04 DEC 06 THRU 31 MAR 07 0300-1100Z (MONDAY-FRIDAY ONLY)
MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THE COAST GUARD NAVIGATION CENTER WEB SITE WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV AND THE MIRROR SITE
WWW.NAVCENTER.ORG. GPS USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY GPS SERVICE OUTAGES THAT THEY MAY BE EXPERIENCING
DURING THIS TESTING VIA THE NAVIGATION INFORMATION SERVICE (NIS) BY CALLING (703)313-5900 OR BY USING THE NAVCEN'S WEB
SITE'S GPS REPORT A PROBLEM WORKSHEET.