+dhbaird Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Just wondering. Of the Sats that I can acquire here in CT, which ones are sending out a WAAS correction signal? Do the 76Cs show when a Sat's data is being corrected? Quote Link to comment
GTfinder Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Do the 76Cs show when a Sat's data is being corrected? The Garmin 76CS shows a "D" in the satellites signal strength bar if that satellite is using WAAS. Also, be sure you have turned ON WAAS in the Setup Menu. I hope that helped. Quote Link to comment
peter Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 The two new WAAS birds (Garmin #s 38 and 48) should both be visible in the southwestern sky from Ct. The Inmarsat that used to be in the east and is now moving west (Garmin #35) should also still be visible, but farther west. All are sending WAAS correction data, but #35 isn't sending ranging data during the move. Quote Link to comment
planewood Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 The two new WAAS birds (Garmin #s 38 and 48) should both be visible in the southwestern sky from Ct. The Inmarsat that used to be in the east and is now moving west (Garmin #35) should also still be visible, but farther west. All are sending WAAS correction data, but #35 isn't sending ranging data during the move. Peter - aren't those two the ones that won't be available until around the end of this year?? Also, I read somewhere that #35 would undergo 2 or 3 months of testing after reaching 142°W and will not be available for GPS use till testing is finished. Quote Link to comment
peter Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 The two new WAAS birds (Garmin #s 38 and 48) should both be visible in the southwestern sky from Ct. The Inmarsat that used to be in the east and is now moving west (Garmin #35) should also still be visible, but farther west. All are sending WAAS correction data, but #35 isn't sending ranging data during the move. Peter - aren't those two the ones that won't be available until around the end of this year?? Also, I read somewhere that #35 would undergo 2 or 3 months of testing after reaching 142°W and will not be available for GPS use till testing is finished. #35 has been sending correction data consistently whenever I've seen it recently, but hasn't sent any ranging data since shortly before it started to move. The Galaxy15 (#48) has been sending both ranging and correction data but is still in a test phase so it might not always be doing so. The Anik (#38) has also been sending correction data but wasn't sending ranging data recently. It's also still in a test phase. Quote Link to comment
Grasscatcher Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 In SW Colorado, Sunday AM (3/19) I was getting a strong signal from both 38 & 48.....no solid bar but strong signal and D corrections on all sats. (8 at the time) Map76CS Then on Monday I was getting strong signals from 35 & 38 but no solid lock again. All Ds again. Both days error was down in the range of 6-8 feet ! I'm in a N-S high mountain valley GREAT reception lately. Absolutely NO complaints. Since around the time they started moving 35 we've been getting better and better. Quote Link to comment
+dhbaird Posted March 21, 2006 Author Share Posted March 21, 2006 The two new WAAS birds (Garmin #s 38 and 48) should both be visible in the southwestern sky from Ct. The Inmarsat that used to be in the east and is now moving west (Garmin #35) should also still be visible, but farther west. All are sending WAAS correction data, but #35 isn't sending ranging data during the move. Peter - aren't those two the ones that won't be available until around the end of this year?? Also, I read somewhere that #35 would undergo 2 or 3 months of testing after reaching 142°W and will not be available for GPS use till testing is finished. #35 has been sending correction data consistently whenever I've seen it recently, but hasn't sent any ranging data since shortly before it started to move. The Galaxy15 (#48) has been sending both ranging and correction data but is still in a test phase so it might not always be doing so. The Anik (#38) has also been sending correction data but wasn't sending ranging data recently. It's also still in a test phase. I haven't seen any D's the last 4 times I have had the GPS out. I have WAAS activated and that is why I asked the question. I don't remember seeing #48 at all on my Satellite page, can not remember about 38. Quote Link to comment
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