Muckypaws Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 Hi, I was considering upgrading my Garmin GPS II+ for a V and wondered if anyone was using one in the UK yet? Main concern is the detail of maps for the UK? Is WAAS enabled in the UK yet? Whats ppls personal opinion on the device? Cheers Paws, Quote Link to comment
rghermes Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 I don't believe WAAS is enabled in the Uk as of yet. "Indecision may or may not be my problem"----J. Buffett Quote Link to comment
+rdw Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 The Wide Area Augmentation System is owned and operated by the US FAA for use by aircraft in the US. You may be able to receive the WAAS signal, but no useful correction data. The correction data is based on measurements from ground stations, which are located only in the US. Sorry. rdw Quote Link to comment
rghermes Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 NO WAAS FOR YOU!! "Indecision may or may not be my problem"----J. Buffett Quote Link to comment
+dylanhayes Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 WAAS has a European equivilent called EGNOS. It is compatible with WAAS, in that a GPS that is compatible with WAAS is compatible with EGNOS. However, it's currently in test phase and the signal is not always on. You need to enable WAAS, and have a clear view of the southern horizon as the EGNOS signal is transmitted from a geostationary IMMARSAT bird. I have got it to work a few times, but it failed to increase accuracy! So, effectively at this point WAAS is not really something you can use and it is not worth upgrading to get. There is a website from the ESA which explains in more detail than you could possible want about EGNOS. Quote Link to comment
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