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sanj77
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 Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:05 pm Post subject: EGNOS |
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Well,they say that EGNOS became operationalsince july this year....So,Ive been browsing thru forum and noticed that you answer to USA members they can benefit the WAAS better than Europeans coz of position of WAAS satelites....Well EGNOS is here for us now,can we use it,has anyone noticed any improvementes in accuracy and generally whats the status with EGNOS iss ue on this board?
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Lester_Burnham
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: EGNOS |
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| sanj77 wrote: | Well,they say that EGNOS became operationalsince july this year....So,Ive been browsing thru forum and noticed that you answer to USA members they can benefit the WAAS better than Europeans coz of position of WAAS satelites....Well EGNOS is here for us now,can we use it,has anyone noticed any improvementes in accuracy and generally whats the status with EGNOS iss ue on this board?
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I've tried it on my i3 numerous times, using all the firmware versions I've used. It's never done more than cause me more grief, and I've never managed to spot any improvement in accuracy that's benefitted me personally.
My advice - try it, if it seems better, stick with it, if it causes you problems go back to normal. |
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zogman
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the i3 has to work harder to locate the egnos sat , sometimes sat aquisition takes longer....for geocaching egnos/waas is helpful but for general mobile use i personnely think its not...
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Skippy
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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I can't get EGNOS working on my Quest or Holux GPS units.
Does anyone know which satellite number it should use?
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oddsock
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| Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 11:14 pm Post subject: |
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I have full length hollow bars on 33 in the SW and 39 in the SE but no correction on my Q1
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zogman
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read somewhere that 33 was a test bed for egnos and that sats 37 and 39 are the 'real' ones...cant confirm this though..
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Pootle
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not worrying about what satellite it uses or even what my favourite flavour ice cream is..... I find waas egnos to be more accurate in positioning the normal gps....
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Skippy
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| Pootle wrote: | | not worrying about what satellite it uses or even what my favourite flavour ice cream is..... I find waas egnos to be more accurate in positioning the normal gps.... |
I don't think the i3 has a satellite screen, how do you know it's working?
Do you just switch it on and presume that you have a 3D Differential lock or does the i3 have some way of telling you?
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Pootle
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In use as I approach my house and pull on drive with normal gps selected my i3 says relevant to the road opposite I'm about 3 or 4 houses up the road where as in waas egnos mode being picky it puts me at worst next door. 
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