 | GPS Wing: Way Ahead August 11, 2010
Article By: Don Jewell I like doing interviews, and obviously GPS World Defense PNT readers like them as well because I receive the most mail after an interview. Following my May 2010 interview with General C. Robert (Bob) Kehler (USAF), the commander of Air Force Space Command, it took me weeks (I am still receiving...More>> |
 | Expert Advice: Remembering. And Resolving August 1, 2010
Article By: GPS World Staff Few outside the position, navigation, and timing (PNT) community will also recall that the day before the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. government released a landmark document that described the vulnerabilities of services provided by GPS to disruption, whether by attack or inadvertent interference. The...More>> |
 | IIF and the Woolly Mammoth June 9, 2010
Article By: Don Jewell There are any number of topics I could and probably should have written about this month, but no matter where I look there is this Woolly Mammoth in the room that has been and continues to be impossible to ignore. Most writers would equate the virtual presence to an elephant, but this particular...More>> |
 | A New Perspective: SVN-49 and L5 Revisited May 12, 2010
Article By: Don Jewell It seems that everywhere I go these days, someone wants to discuss the future of SVN-49 or IIR-20(M) which, although it has PRN01 assigned and is enroute to its new orbit location as part of the enhanced 24 constellation, has never been set healthy. Everyone has an opinion and most aren’t shy...More>> |
 | Commanding Conversation May 1, 2010
Article By: Don Jewell Defense editor Don Jewell is a retired Air Force officer who served for 30 years; many of his former peers and contemporaries are currently senior officers in today’s U.S. Air Force. Don sat down recently with General C. Robert Kehler, Commander of the U.S. Air Force Space Command, whom he has...More>> |
 | Review: Nautiz X7, Ahead of the Curve? April 14, 2010
Article By: Don Jewell I was slightly embarrassed a few weeks ago when I received an e-mail from Amy Urban, the director of marketing at Handheld USA, wanting to know how the review of the Nautiz X7 was progressing. I wasn’t embarrassed because I had not reviewed the unit in question, but because I enjoyed the Nautiz...More>> |
 | Expert Advice: Jamming: A Clear and Present Danger April 1, 2010
Article By: Sally Basker A packed audience attended the National Physical Laboratory in the United Kingdom for a February 23 meeting titled, “GPS Jamming and Interference: A Clear and Present Danger,” organized by the Digital Systems Knowledge Transfer Network. In his keynote address, David Last described a dark,...More>> |
 | Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop March 10, 2010
Article By: Don Jewell I begin this column with kudos for the USAF (United States Air Force), AFSPC (Air Force Space Command), the GPS Wing, and the GPS operators at Schriever Air Force Base. Consider the storied GPS history, of which Colonel (USAF Ret) Dr. Bradford Parkinson gave us a glimpse in September 2009 and will...More>> |
 | GPS AEP 5.5C, the Rest of the Story: We Went to the Source February 24, 2010
Article By: Don Jewell If you are interested in the Global Positioning System (GPS) and are not related to Rip Van Winkle, then you have heard about the controversy surrounding the latest AEP ground control segment software upgrade, designated as version 5.5C.More>> |
 | It's a Mad, Mad, Maddenless World February 10, 2010
Article By: Don Jewell Call it Madden withdrawal. It’s bad enough that I just endured Super Bowl “XLIV” without the smooth and engaging color commentary of the iconic John Madden, the legendary Hall of Fame, Super Bowl (XI) winning coach and virtual football entrepreneur. This year I patently missed John’s pithy...More>> |
