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  • GPS: Galileo reception possible on Kiwi? [working as of v1.178]

    The simplest solution is to fix the memory problem so call channels can be used for all classes of satellites.

    WA2ZKD
  • GPS: Galileo reception possible on Kiwi? [working as of v1.178]

    v1.177 is out with Galileo support. Not perfect, but good enough for some widespread testing.

    On the admin GPS tab the switch labeled "Plot Galileo?" determines if separate position solutions including Galileo, and not, are computed and displayed. But note that this only works if there are at least 4 sats of each category present (i.e. 4 Galileo, 4 Navstar/QZSS). On the new "Map" display different color pins will be used to show the differences. See the legend at the bottom of the map.

    Sometimes when Galileo sats are used the positions don't agree with Navstar/QZSS (i.e. the green and red/yellow pins will be spaced some distance apart). This may be due to the well known false-peak locking issue with the Galileo waveform. We are still implementing a solution for this issue.

    fractional_n
  • GPS Antenna aiming

    I've been using this site to see when Galileo sats will appear in my antennas limited field-of-view: https://www.n2yo.com/whats-up/?c=22
    You can see from the orbital tracks why the shadow hole exists if you're located close enough to the poles. From the north pole all GPS sats would appear biased toward the south.

    Here's a great animation of various satellite orbital heights: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Comparison_satellite_navigation_orbits.svg

    Due to QZSS I learned there is a difference between the terms geosynchronous and geostationary. 3 of the 4 QZSS sats trace the same figure-8 pattern on the Earth because they are geosynchronous (and have a high inclination). QZS-3 is truly geostationary (appears at a single point on the Earth) like the majority of the communications satellites.

    WA2ZKD
  • GPS antenna alternatives

    Yes, I've noticed this "too perfect" shadow on other Kiwis. But I'll let you tell the story..

    WA2ZKD
  • GPS Admin screen

    That's not a bad idea. And it could be done in a way that doesn't leak the Kiwis precise location (i.e. with any greater resolution than the current maps)

    WA2ZKD