+Tahoe Skier5000 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 I live on the South shore and I can't get any WAAS corrections. Not a single one. Has anyone else has luck with getting them up here?? Thanks Using Opera 7.1 Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 It takes a long time to get WAAS locked in and doing it's thing. It help to live in flat country. Quote Link to comment
+Dave_W6DPS Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 I'll be up that way in a couple of weeks and plan to find out. I've been looking at some of your local caches up there. The main thing you need for WAAS anywhere, is a good open sky, either to the South/East or South/West from California. There are two WAAS satellites, identified as 35 and 47 on Etrex models. If you have a signal from one of them, you will get updates. If you don't have a signal from either of them, try moving around until you do. It will take several minutes for the WAAS signal to get around to all the satellites you are seeing. As each is updated, a "D" will show up on or above the signal strength bar for it on the satellite page. If you watch the satellite page and move to where you can get either satellite 35 or 47, you should see the "D"s start showing up within 3 to 5 minutes, and all satellites have them within about 40 minutes, based on my experience. Down here in the flatlands of Riverside county and surrounding area, I rarely have trouble getting WAAS updates, and often see both WAAS birds. I have an Etrex Venture, and all the Etrex, except the basic yellow and camo models, should perform the same. They all have the same type of antenna and receiver circuitry. Good luck! Dave_W6DPS My two cents worth, refunds available on request. (US funds only) Quote Link to comment
stingo Posted July 27, 2003 Share Posted July 27, 2003 I have gotten WASS lock atop Pyramid Peak the two times I tried. Granted, although this is close to South Shore, it is quite a hike! Quote Link to comment
+Tahoe Skier5000 Posted July 27, 2003 Author Share Posted July 27, 2003 Cool thanks! My previous Etrex Venture couldn't get waas, but then again, I didn't wait very long for it. Hopefully my legend will. Using Opera 7.1 Quote Link to comment
TahoeJoe Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 I also live in South Shore and I have a Magellan Map 330. I normally only get WASS when I’m up on a mountain top or ridge with an unobstructed view of the west or east. Lake Tahoe Geocacher Quote Link to comment
+Dave_W6DPS Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 Well, I was in the South Lake Tahoe area last week and did not manage to get any WAAS satellite reception. Down here in Southern California I usually have very little problem getting WAAS info. I don't know if it is the mountains, the altitude, or the latitude, but it was a big difference. (I did still manage to find 4 out of 4 caches I had time to look for... ) Dave_W6DPS My two cents worth, refunds available on request. (US funds only) Quote Link to comment
+Tahoe Skier5000 Posted August 14, 2003 Author Share Posted August 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Dave_W6DPS:Well, I was in the South Lake Tahoe area last week and did not manage to get any WAAS satellite reception. Down here in Southern California I usually have very little problem getting WAAS info. I don't know if it is the mountains, the altitude, or the latitude, but it was a big difference. (I did still manage to find 4 out of 4 caches I had time to look for... ) Dave_W6DPS _My two cents worth, refunds available on request._ (US funds only) Did you visit #623 by chance?? ----------------------------------------------------------- N38 49.027 W120 01.064 Garmin V Quote Link to comment
+Tahoe Skier5000 Posted August 14, 2003 Author Share Posted August 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by TahoeJoe:I also live in South Shore and I have a Magellan Map 330. I normally only get WASS when I’m up on a mountain top or ridge with an unobstructed view of the west or east. Lake Tahoe Geocacher Cool! Where abouts on the South Shore? I'm out in christmas valley. ----------------------------------------------------------- N38 49.027 W120 01.064 Garmin V Quote Link to comment
+Dave_W6DPS Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 quote:Originally posted by volks_ev71: Did you visit #623 by chance?? ----------------------------------------------------------- N38 49.027 W120 01.064 http://www.garmin.com/products/gps5/ I din't get to that one. I notice you live in Christmas Valley. Shame i didn't know that before the trip--my nephew got married at a rented house on Memory Lane, just off South Upper truckee Road. We're thinking of renting the same house next year for a family reunion. Dave_W6DPS My two cents worth, refunds available on request. (US funds only) Quote Link to comment
TahoeJoe Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 quote:Cool! Where abouts on the South Shore? I'm out in christmas valley. Tahoe Keys Lake Tahoe Geocacher Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 I was just up in Tahoe (Sand Harbor, anyhow) and got WAAS just fine: Quote Link to comment
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