[aprssig] K6RPT-12 Balloon Seems To Be Having GPS Problems

[Greg Clark]

I don't think it's resetting, I think it's losing lock, or dropping
intermittently into 2D mode as it gets fewer than 4 satellites.

Greg K7RKT


On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 7:18 AM, Stephen H. Smith <wa8lmf2 at aol.com> wrote:

>  I started seeing this late last night Eastern Std Time, but it's getting
> more severe.    Wierd branches of the track line of K6RPT-12.     You can
> see them here:
>
>      <http://wa8lmf.net/map> <http://wa8lmf.net/map>
>
> When you see the color-coded-by-altitude path here:
>
>     <http://wa8lmf.net/livetrack> <http://wa8lmf.net/livetrack>
>
> it's more obvious what's happening.  The GPS receiver onboard is shutting
> down momentarily or resetting, causing the position fix to "hiccup" as it
> restarts.  Additionally, it apparently is coming back up in 2D mode,
> causing the apparent altitude to drop to zero before recovering to a 3D fix
> with the 100,000 ft altitude reading.
>
> (The track line is black for reported altitudes below about 10,000 feet,
> while the normal 100,000 foot level yields an orange-to-yellow line.)
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