Re: Sending GPS almanach to Garmin GPS III+

From: Jack Yeazel (jack_at_finalapproach.net)
Date: 11/30/04


Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 10:15:06 -0500


Renzo wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> Trying to improve positioning performance of my Garmin GPS III+, I
> have considered an opportunity to provide the receiver with GPS
> almanach externally. This will definitely improve warming time, for
> both cold start and temporal loss of satellite lock (in city centre,
> for instance).

G7to (DOS) used to be able to down/upload the almanac, but that can't
possibly help you, because the almanacs are updated each time you lock
onto any satillite and only tells the unit which sats are in view...

-- 
Jack     
Get general GPS information at: http://www.gpsinformation.net/


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