Tom Van Baak wrote: > Which time-nut will be the first to see PRN 32 on Feb 19? > I wonder what old GPS receivers won't be able to see it? > > This is from GPS World via NavtechGPS News... > ---- > > "The U.S. military announced earlier this week that GPS satellite SVN23, > transmitting L-band code as PRN32, will be set to usable status on > Feb. 19. This is notable for a couple of reasons, but namely because > it is the first time that the PRN32 designation will be used by an > operational, healthy GPS satellite. > > GPS receivers initially were built to accommodate up to 31 satellite > signals, and a PRN designated with the number 32 can't be tracked by > some manufacturers' devices that look for PRNs numbered 0 through 31. > The U.S. Air Force began testing the PRN32 designation late in 2006 - > while SVN23/PRN32 was set to unhealthy and not included in the > operational GPS constellation almanac, some all-in-view GNSS tracking > stations received the L-band signal." > > http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/content/printContentPopup.jsp?id=490027 > > ---- > > /tvb > > Tom
My Z3815A sees PRN 32 now albeit as unhealthy. Bruce _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
