Waas And Epe

[+ChicagoCanineCrew]

Just wondering about this. I did a search and people mentioned that the EPE was better with WAAS enabled/working on their gpsr.

 

My gpsr (Magellan Gold) doesn't give an EPE when it says that WAAS is "on". Is this unusual?

Someone told me it was because with WAAS there really is no error (it is accurate so doesn't have an EPE number). Is that correct?

 

Thanks!

[+IVxIV]

I haven't used a Magellan Gold before.. you mean the "EPE" readout dissapears if WAAS is enabled?

 

No, even a strong WAAS signal lock will not make a GPSr unit so accurate as to not have any position error... there must be something else making EPE dissapear.

[+Jamie Z]

What the OP is describing is on the position screen, where it otherwise gives the EPE, changes to say "Averaging" or "WAAS." A very annoying feature.

 

The good thing is that you can customize any other screen to give the EPE whenever you want. On my compass screen, I have customized the data fields to read the EPE and distance. It's very useful when I'm getting close to a cache, since I can simultaneously see the direction (arrow), the distance, and the EPE, so I know if the other data is reliable.

 

Jamie

[+Marky]

Every Magellan I own (Meridian Plat, Sportrak Pro, Sportrak Color) show an EPE when WAAS is on. I'm not sure what is going on with your unit. It may just be your customizations. Without having the unit in my hand, it's hard to tell if it is a problem or a setting.

 

--Marky

[+ChicagoCanineCrew]

What the OP is describing is on the position screen, where it otherwise gives the EPE, changes to say "Averaging" or "WAAS." A very annoying feature.

Exactly... When it says 'WAAS' none of the screens tell the EPE.

I guess I'll have to go through the manual and figure out how to change one of the screens so I can see the EPE even with WAAS... Thanks!

[+embra]

It usually a matter of hitting Menu/Customize from the screen you want to display the EPE field upon. From the map screen, the customize option may be down a layer deeper.

[+justybug]

i've got a basic sportrak and have noticed the same thing on the screen that displays your current coordinates. WAAS= no EPE readout.

at the base of that screen i've currently got it showing a compass heading, but you can cycle between that and UTM or other info, maybe i just need to change a setting.

i've found that WAAS averaged coordinates will tend to be dead on for me though, at a couple of benchmarks i've found and within 5 feet of a few caches. i tend to believe they're close after a couple of minutes.

works for me!!