thieves learn how to use GPS jammers
Feb 24, 2010 gps jammer, gps navigation, gps tracking
You know how much we like GPS jammers here at Navigadget. Maybe it is because they’re illegal, or maybe they can give us a piece of mind that we’re not being followed. It looks like some thiefs are making use of this technology to plan their escape.
These days any truck belonging to a fleet is more than likely equipped with a GPS tracking system. Same thing goes for cars with LoJack or OnStar. In case of theft this technology can be used transmit the exact location of the vehile to a base station for fast recovery.
The Register is reporting that thieves have now learned that they can use an illegally imported GPS jammer to disable this function. A GPS jammer with 2 watts output can stop a GPS receiver from getting a satellite fix within a few meters radius where as a more powerful 20 watts jammer can mess up GPS signals for an area as big as an airport.
What can you do? Not much, especially if they’re using a GPS and GSM jammer combo which would stop any hopes of recovery using cell tower triangulation. Your best bet would be to follow their tracks from the ‘last known location’ or keep listening for a signal hoping that they’ll for some reason fail to use the GPS jammer properly.
Oh, and don’t ask us where to get a GPS jammer from – really. We don’t know. You can leave a comment below though, maybe some other reader can help you.
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April 12th, 2010 at 5:21 am
Hi,
Every technology can be used or misused. Looking at the thieves that are trying to plan their escape using- GPS nav Jammers that possess a facility of not being followed. It is therefore a kind of illegal device that is mostly used by the thieves and corrupters.
Regards,
Harvey
June 30th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
At present we are testing a new GPS Jammer/Jammer. Without going into the details our device works by negating a jammers ability to interfere with the GPS tracking, Preliminary tests using a Honda S2000 “bait Car” have caught would be seat and auto thieves within 7 minutes. The longest time taken to catch thieves was 12 minutes. So far our testing has been effective with all known types of Jammers from the ultra hi end models to the basic plug in types. Moer to follow. — Karl M.
August 25th, 2010 at 3:12 am
@ Karl M. That is very interesting information about having jammers protect you from other GPS jammers. how soon will these products be out in the market?
September 7th, 2010 at 12:47 pm
Greetings Luis,
Being that the technology is similar to military ECM, we are Pending government approval. I am sorry but that is all I am allowed to divulge at this time. I can tell you that the system is incredibly powerful, extremely small and not at all effected by buildings or shipping containers.
Karl M.
January 7th, 2011 at 1:29 am
There is many gps systems out there and choosing the right device is the right way.
I still don’t really understand about gps jamming,but I’m sure there’s plus side on it to make me want to learn.
Thank’s for the informations
Regard’s
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