[Xastir] GPS Rollover Event, April 6th 2019

[Curt Mills]

I wonder if my Trimble SV6's will work...

On Wed, Apr 3, 2019 at 2:08 PM Tom Russo <russo at bogodyn.org> 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 <curt.we7u at gmail.com> 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.
> >
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> 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]
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