Garmin Software Update

[+Ima90sjezus]

Ok don't flame me for asking so many question, just trying to absorb everything.

 

I purchased a Garmin Vista (software version 2.25) and everything is working just fine.

 

Things I noticed:

1) 12 channels to track satelites

2) All 12 are available when WAAS is turned OFF

3) Only 10 are available with WAAS turned ON

4) This is visually indicated on the satelite page

 

Now off course I couldn't leave well enough alone so I decided to download the Garmin Vista software update to bring it to v2.26.

 

Things I notice NOW:

1) 12 channels to track satelites

2) All 12 are available when WAAS is turned ON

3) Only 10 are available with WAAS turned OFF

4) This is visually indicated on the satelite page

 

It appears to ME ( ) that perhaps that the upgrade has things backwards, has anyone noticed this or is it my imagination.

 

Any comments or suggestion would be greatly appreciate.

 

I wish I would have left it alone.

 

Thank

[+mrp]

I think you may be misinterpreting the display.

 

When WAAS is on, the last one or two slots are dedicated to WAAS satellites (numbers greater than 32, usually 35 and 42 in the western US).

 

However, how many satellites appear on that page with WAAS on or off depends on how many are above the horizon for your location at that time. This can change relatively quickly. It could be that there were just 8 "normal" gps sats visible when you tried your WAAS test, but 12 when you turned WAAS off.

 

Either way, I've never seen the causal relationship you describe.

 

There is a cool faq over at Joe Mehaffey's site.

 

-- Mitch

 

[This message was edited by Pneumatic on June 20, 2002 at 11:21 AM.]