I wonder if my Trimble SV6's will work... On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 2:08 PM Tom Russo <[email protected]> wrote:
> > By all means, check your GPS units and manufacturer's web sites. But most > GPSen sold since 1999 are already compliant with the 2019 WNRO, so only > the older units will typically be a problem -- and even those probably > aren't in trouble if you were keeping up with firmware updates back around > 1999. So while it's prudent to check with your GPS's manufacturer to > verify > that it's good, it's not likely to be something to panic over: > > https://www.xyht.com/gnsslocation-tech/wnro/ > > On Wed, Apr 03, 2019 at 02:00:25PM -0700, we recorded a bogon-computron > collision of the <[email protected]> flavor, containing: > > This event is happening April 6th. Check your GPS receivers to see if > they > > are operable after this date. > > > > Now is a good time to check for newer GPS firmware with the manufacturer. > > > > An article describing it: > > > > > https://insidegnss.com/schriever-air-force-base-announces-next-gps-week-number-rollover/ > > > > A statement from Garmin about the rollover event: > > https://support.garmin.com/en-PH/?faq=zWQY6Z2kFiAuY9kDnDBgZ6 > > > > Here's a web page on what to do if your GPS receiver messes up. I believe > > this was written in 1999 around the time of the FIRST gps week rollover > > event and gives hope that even those GPS receivers that mess up can be > made > > whole again: http://gpsinformation.net/main/eowgarmin.htm > > Be sure to read the entire page. In particular the master clear may mess > > you up (listed in the bottom section), so skip that part. The top section > > looks safe. Looks to be newest text at the top, oldest at the bottom. > > > > -- > > Curt, WE7U http://we7u.wetnet.net > http://www.sarguydigital.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Xastir mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > > -- > Tom Russo KM5VY > Tijeras, NM > > echo "prpv_a'rfg_cnf_har_cvcr" | sed -e 's/_/ /g' | tr [a-m][n-z] > [n-z][a-m] > > _______________________________________________ > Xastir mailing list > [email protected] > http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir > -- Curt, WE7U http://we7u.wetnet.net http://www.sarguydigital.com _______________________________________________ Xastir mailing list [email protected] http://xastir.org/mailman/listinfo/xastir
