shabbasuraj Posted September 10, 2002 Share Posted September 10, 2002 Just wondering... In terms of Canada, how many of you cachers can recieve the WAAS sig on our Dominion's soil? I seem to always get a sig whenever I am near the US border. Like Windsor where I can get an accuracy of 3m. I seem to never get the WAAS bird anywhere in the Toronto area, so my accuracy is about 5-7m at best most of the time. Maybe others can post where they recieve the WAAS sig. (in Canada that is....) lates... Quote Link to comment
+mrcpu Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 If you are down near the lake you will get the Atlantic bird. There are (AFAIK) two birds, one over the atlantic, one over the pacific, in Geosync orbit so that means they are low down from our point of view, so it doesn't take much to obscure the view. I've gotten WAAS around an hour North of Toronto but at a slightly higher altitude with little or no southerly obstruction. Rob Mobile Cache Command Quote Link to comment
shabbasuraj Posted September 11, 2002 Author Share Posted September 11, 2002 yes.... same with me.... it seems that the WAAS signal comes in only when there is a completely unobstructed view of the southern sky.... it is never a sure thing it seems... i often just turn off the waas capability on my receiver for "normal" navigating around town to conserve battery power... thanks for the response though... lates... Quote Link to comment
+toonewfs Posted September 14, 2002 Share Posted September 14, 2002 I have had great luck with WAAS in the Simcoe Muskoka areas of Ontario, but only with an external antenna. The built in antenna on my 176c does not pull it in at all. Quote Link to comment
shabbasuraj Posted September 14, 2002 Author Share Posted September 14, 2002 thanks for sharing the bit of info... lates... Quote Link to comment
shabbasuraj Posted September 19, 2002 Author Share Posted September 19, 2002 just an update, I have been grabbing ol' number 35 a lot more often these days in the GTA. I am not sure why? Coincidence, i guess... maybe the gps gods have read my complaints at this forum and have granted me with special gps abilities and powers.... or perhaps not... lates... Quote Link to comment
eastickfamily Posted September 20, 2002 Share Posted September 20, 2002 I regularly get WAAS, Sat #31 or 35 in/around Sudbury / Manitoulin. Mostly on clear days and it may take around 15 mins to get differentials for most birds. When I was in Calgary I got no WAAS at all. Quote Link to comment
shabbasuraj Posted September 23, 2002 Author Share Posted September 23, 2002 aren't WAAS birds numbered only 33 and higher? please correct me if I am mistaken... lates... Quote Link to comment
+MrGigabyte Posted September 23, 2002 Share Posted September 23, 2002 quote:Originally posted by shabbasuraj:aren't WAAS birds numbered only 33 and higher? At present there are two geo-stationary satellites serving the WAAS area (Inmarsat IIIs: POR (Pacific Ocean Region) and AOR-W (Atlantic Ocean Region-West). Garmin units allow for 19 WAAS unique GEO satellites as specified by the FAA TSO C-146. They are depicted on the GPS as Satellite IDs 33-51 which is actually a NMEA convention. Each WAAS satellite has its own unique PRN code assigned from the list of 19. Garmin receivers use one or two channels to track WAAS satellites and they will use the WAAS satellite in the position solution, if the WAAS system indicates it is OK to use for navigation (sometimes the WAAS satellite is flagged as "do not use for navigation" but the corrections are still useful). Inmarsat POR = PRN 134 = Garmin Satellite ID 47 Inmarsat AOR-W = PRN 122 = Garmin Satellite ID 35 Quote Link to comment
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