[time-nuts] Trimble Thunderbolt no longer determines the correct date

Attila Kinali attila at kinali.ch
Fri Jul 28 20:51:37 UTC 2017


On Thu, 27 Jul 2017 19:03:35 -0700
"Tom Van Baak" <tvb at LeapSecond.com> wrote:

> Yes -- paragraph 30.3.3.1.1.1 in www.gps.gov/technical/icwg/IS-GPS-200D.pdf describes a 13-bit extended week number.
> 
> No -- because this is part of the new CNAV format and existing GPS SV do not transmit that information.
> 
> Interesting links and PDF's if you google: "Transmission Week Number" CNAV

Oops.. missed that part that this wasn't the normal NAV data.
But it is already transmitted by the IIR-M satellites. Though
only on L2CM and on L5. And L1C will have a different NAV message again...

			Attila Kinali

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