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Re: GPS

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Originally Posted by R64
[Use the 2008 KoP radio modems]... No other form of wireless communications shall be used to communicate to, from or within the ROBOT.
That sounds to me like it includes "no GPS". Also, the technical reasons presented above prevent it. This just prevents something like having a local GPS beacon nearby in order to get around the technical problems of using GPS indoors.
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