Re: Puzzled by >1 WAAS bird



Jack Yeazel wrote:

Ted Edwards wrote:
Where I live I can receive both PRN(?) 48 and 51 (Garmin numbers). I
find my GPS 76Cx switching between these two but never seeing both at
once. The switching is over a period of many minutes.

I recall seeing both 48 and 51 at the same time but can't recall if it
was before the most recent software update.

Can anyone cast some light on this?

Ted

The 'lottery' answer seems plausible... In this review,
note that I'm seeing the two sats at the same time but on
different receivers:
http://gpsinformation.us/vistacolor/etrexvistacolor.html#HCx

I'm thinking Garmin has decided one WAAS sat is enough, thus
freeing up a slot for a better-positioned Sat...???


It is not Garmin's decision but rather SiRF.

Dale
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