[time-nuts] GPS lock

Brian Kirby kilodelta4foxmike at gmail.com
Wed May 12 02:35:46 UTC 2010


I would doubt it.  Even though the frequencies are the same, each 
satellite and WAAS satellite has a separate PRN code and your receiver 
has to lock up on it. The elder Motorola Oncore VP gps receiver thats in 
the Z3801A will ignore all WAAS signals.

Joseph Gray wrote:
> Did anyone else loose GPS lock from about 0600-1200 UTC on the 11th?
> My Z3801A went into holdover for the entire period, despite several
> satellites being visible. I wonder if this has anything to do with
> that malfunctioning WAAS bird that is supposed to be spewing RF
> everywhere?
> 
> Joe Gray
> KA5ZEC
> 
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