All you electronics (gps) fishermen..

**JCnMS** · 05-23-2009, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by navy_crappie

I agree with ya, triton, I'm just sayin' it needs a little TLC. A new satellite or two would do wonders.

How many satellites are in the GPS swarm? How many spares in orbit? And if countries really really decide to get pis*sy, how many countries have anti-sat capabilities?

**Cane Pole** · 05-24-2009, 09:20 AM

The Associated Press: Air Force waves off warnings about GPS accuracy

I hope I live long enough to see the Generation III functional. This will be pushing it in my lifetime.

2014).

Daddy O prob done hocked our existing GPS system to China as collateral for his Big Giveaway plan.

**Bulls Bay** · 05-24-2009, 10:52 AM

The liberals always have to come up with a scare to make you feel better about spending more of your money...........

**Cane Pole** · 05-24-2009, 03:26 PM

Originally Posted by JCnMS

How many satellites are in the GPS swarm? How many spares in orbit? And if countries really really decide to get pis*sy, how many countries have anti-sat capabilities?

There were (at one time) 30 satellites in the GPS constellation. 24 are active and 6 standby. There are also 2 geostationary WAAS satellites, one on west coast (pacific ocean) and one on the east coast (atlantic ocean). Both are near the equator. The original GPS satellites fell out of the sky a long time ago. What didn't fall from the sky is now space debris.

**GarMaster** · 05-24-2009, 04:44 PM

Im with the military train of thought.....(if what I see on TV is correct) too many weapons and machines and everything else seems to rely on this GPS ability. This is just another smoke and mirrors just like the recent "Gas price / oil price" rip off we just went through......

If is broke, maybe this is just PR for some more money to buy new equipment.....may be we can get in on the deal.....Obama just needs to buy all crappie.com fisherman a new HD GPS / Fish finder combo.....I believe it is a matter of national security.....

my 2 cents....

**frank lawhead** · 05-24-2009, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

There were (at one time) 30 satellites in the GPS constellation. 24 are active and 6 standby. There are also 2 geostationary WAAS satellites, one on west coast (pacific ocean) and one on the east coast (atlantic ocean). Both are near the equator. The original GPS satellites fell out of the sky a long time ago. What didn't fall from the sky is now space debris.

TOM DO YOU THINK THE IT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE HOW FAR YOU ARE FROM THE EQUATER[SP] TO GET GOOD RECEPTION ???--UP HERE IN YANKEE LAND I DON,T DO DIDDLY ON CLOULDY DAYS WITH LOWERANCE GPS---USUALLY THE GARMIN 76 WORKS BUT NOT ALWAYS

**Cane Pole** · 05-24-2009, 08:56 PM

Originally Posted by frank lawhead

TOM DO YOU THINK THE IT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE HOW FAR YOU ARE FROM THE EQUATER[SP] TO GET GOOD RECEPTION ???--UP HERE IN YANKEE LAND I DON,T DO DIDDLY ON CLOULDY DAYS WITH LOWERANCE GPS---USUALLY THE GARMIN 76 WORKS BUT NOT ALWAYS

Not much. The further north, the less the signal strength from the equator.

The atmosphere and the terrain is the big signal distorter. WAAS basically is a signal correcting system, not a positioning system.

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