Egnix

I'm seeing conflicting reports as to which SV IIR-21 (SVN50) is replacing (news says SVN40, I thought it was 35, others say 25), but according to today's "GPS operational advisory" the new satellite will be using PRN 5. So when you see SV 5 on your GPS (hopefully) in the coming weeks, be sure to say "Hello"! As a side note, they're retiring SVN25 (PRN25) today. It's been set "unhealthy" for a while now, so you won't be able to see it on your GPSr for your "farewell" wishes, but it would still probably appreciate your "goodbyes".

The last of the GPS Block IIR satellites was launched this morning. It doesn't have the experimental L5 signal components, so it shouldn't have the problems that IIR-20 has. Hopefully IIR-21 will be set "healthy" for our use in a couple weeks. Full launch report: http://www.spaceflightnow.com/delta/d343/

For my recent vacation, I ran a PQ to plan what caches to stop at on the way home. Then I re-ran the same query a week or so later (the day or two before driving the route) and this query produced results with at least two active caches missing that were in the original results. I had just assumed they had been disabled or archived, but when I looked (after getting home) I saw that they hadn't. This kind of proved my theory that the query doesn't always return all of the results it should. I drive this same route once a year yet each time I run the query I get caches I didn't get before yet had been placed long before the first year I made this trip.

I just ran into this problem this weekend. Is there a workaround for this? I was thinking that if you didn't have any filters and your results were <500, you'd be good, but k6ccc's post makes me think that isn't the case.

Thanks again for the replies! I'll be staying at Devil's Den on my way to Leslie/Oxley, AR. Roaring River looked really cool too. I tried to work out a stop there on the way home, but didn't fit my plans.

Thanks for the update. Nice to hear my PQs are considered "outstanding"!

Just because it worked for you, it doesn't mean "all is will with the system."

I would assume aviators would want a 3D fix, so they would need 4 satellites in view. As far as how many are up there...I'm not at work, so I don't have my cheat-sheet in front of me, but from memory: 30 operational which you can use the nav signal from; SVN49, the new one which is having issues and not set healthy (so you can't use the signal), and at least 3 spares (32, 37, and 35 (though I'm not sure if 35 is considered a really usable spare. It was just "retired" but it hasn't been decommissioned)).

Thanks. Is Devil's Den a park?

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I'm going to be traveling through NE Oklahoma (coming down I-35 and traveling along route 412 to Arkansas) and am looking for a nice park to stay at and go caching for a day. I'd rather not go too far off my route, but if there's a really nice area worth the trip I'd be game. I'd like to find a park where I could spend a good day caching by foot (i.e. hiking from cache to cache with little to no use of a car). It would be nice to stay the night in that park or one nearby. I'd be open to either staying in a cabin or a tent. Any suggestions?

I thought as long as each track had the "display on map" checkbox checked, that you would see them all.

Bah. "The problem: Delays in launching replacement satellites, among other things." True, the IIFs have had a number of delays, but the fact is most of the satellites have been performing much better an expected (often 2x the expected/spec'd life span). You only need 24 operational SVs for full earth coverage, and there are currently 30 operational with a couple spares up there too. I think the main risk of failure is if there are problems with the IIFs. There is only one IIR left to launch, so if we get a bunch of old SVs dying all of a sudden and no working IIFs to replenish...then you'll have problems. IMO

Oops. I misread the article I posted... It said SVN49 was replacing 2A-27, not SVN27... So, right, the new SV will be using PRN 1, not PRN 27. Sorry for the misinformation!

The rest of the story is here. This new satellite (SVN49, aka IIR-20) is replacing satellite SVN27 (which, incidentally, uses PRN27). So, the satellite (PRN) 27 you see on your receiver now will change from SVN27 to SVN49 (IIR-20) in a week or two.

Did that tree stop her (assuming the vertical Jeep is Red Ruby's) or does the picture just make it look that way?

While your answer is probably sufficient to answer the original question, I thought I'd be a geek and point out the answer isn't quite correct... The number you see on the satellite screen is the satellite's PseudoRandom Noise (PRN) code. This number identifies the code the satellite is using in it's signal. It is not an ID number of the satellite. A satellite's ID number is unique to that satellite, while PRN codes are obviously "re-used" See here for more info on PRN codes. See here for the current SVN (SV ID)/PRN assignments.

Oops! That should be "area" not "are" in the title. O:)

I'm going to be visiting my nephew (12) and niece (9) in Concord, NC and I'd like to introduce them to geocaching. Can anyone recommend a place to take them? I'd prefer a nice wooded park with hiking trails / walking paths as opposed to muggle-filled playgrounds, ballparks, etc. Thanks!

I got a couple TB notification yesterday, but I'm missing all 20 that I expected today.

So, how does one download a waypoint to the C330? Through MapSource? If so, does MapSource come with the C330? I bought this unit for my parents. They're not geocachers, but they occasionally would like to add a destination via coordinates and not an address. BTW, I need a simple solution.

I hope you meant that you recycled your old batteries. Rechargeables should never be thrown out in the trash.

I use a Maha C9000 at home. I've had it for maybe 8 months and I think it's great. Before that I used the Maha MH-C401FS and I still use it for traveling. For all around use the C401FS has been my favorite charger (it beats the C9000 because I can easily take it with me). The C401FS is switchable to either slow (AA: 300mA, AAA: 200mA) or fast (1000mA). I always set it to slow unless I'm pressed for time. It's true that the faster you recharge a battery, the harder it is on the battery. I don't think Maha is doing anything wrong by offering fast charges. It's a trade off - do you want a fast charge or do you want the most capacity and life out of your battery? BTW, I really recommend a charger that charges individual batteries instead of pairs. No two batteries are the same, so charging them together will not get the most out of them.

Spaceflightnow.com's post-launch writeup. (I always like their post-launch writeups. ) Something all cachers should rejoice in: "Each time we launch one of these new satellites, the overall accuracy of the system goes up," (Col. Dave) Madden said."

It's SVN48.