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Old 10-09-2017, 11:27 PM   #85
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Originally Posted by OldDan1943 View Post

Per the GPS? Remember Desert Storm? Uncle Sam shut the entire GPS system down.
That left a lot of boater and airplane pilots totally blind. The Feds said they would never do that again"
Just as well the Russians have a decent setup called Glonass.
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GLONASS is an acronym, which stands for Globalnaya Navigazionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema, or Global Navigation Satellite System. GLONASS is Russia's version of GPS (Global Positioning System).
All my gear runs on it as well as US sat's.
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