Improvement of the GPS time comparisons by simultaneous relative positioning of the receiver antennas

The Global Positioning System,GPS, is widely used for time comparisons between distant laboratories. Over distances of the order of 1000km or less, the system has the capability of 1 to 2ns accuracy. However this requires a relative positioning with errors lower than 30cm. We show that this positioning can be derived from theGPS time comparisons themselves. An example for European laboratories is given.