Re: SPS/Pulsars

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From: "Indy" <kochte@stsci.edu>
>
> And astronomers everywhere are going to pick up on it (esp those who
are
> studying these sorts of things), chart it, catalog it, and could
possibly
> figure out what it is/isn't. If it is determined to be close enough, a
> science expedition *might* be sent out to investigate "a close-up
pulsar".
> In reasonably short order it will be determined to be a beacon instead
of
> a real pulsar (assuming your original intent was to fool the
navigation
> of another force) and word would get out. I really don't think beacons
are
> going to be a viable way of nav-spoofing.
>

Well, if the beacons imitate specific real pulsars in their frequencies
and
repeat patterns, they could, at least over a limited volume, be made
indistinguishable from the real ones and make navigation difficult. Lots
of
similar cases from fake lighthouse to electronic warfare.

But the time lag seems a serious problem.

Greetings