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Re: GPS SA and Network Timing


From: David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 21:39:37 -0400 (EDT)


Unnamed Administration sources reported that Ian A Finlay said:



I recently purchased a GPS. The manual indicates that SA has no effect on
timing. SA only affects positioning.

Err...

GPS is nothing but timing.

I'm not quite sure how you'd change "position" without timing.
Position is a function of time measurments...and a bunchamath.



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