Galileo vs. GPS & GLONASS
Kirt's Cogitations™ #56

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Galileo vs. GPS & GLONASS

Europe is planning to develop its own GPS-like radio navigation system, named Galileo. The $3 B U.S. program is scheduled to be in full operation by 2008. Operating in the same frequency band as GPS (U.S.) and GLONASS (Russia), it promises higher positional accuracy (a few meters) - including data - without interference with existing systems. Galileo will consist of 27 operational satellites and three orbiting spares in a 23,616 km orbit inclined 56 degrees, and will be run by a consortium of European civil authorities.

Innovative Power Products (IPP) RF Resistors & Terminations - RF Cafe Website

RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived...