, 2019 6:29 PM
To: CnClist
Cc: Dennis C.
Subject: Stus-List Older GPS units may have issue after April 6, 2019
I just read an article that GPS time will be reset on April 6, 2019. That may
affect older GPS units.
https://liliputing.com/2019/02/old-gps-devices-may-stop-working-properly-in
I would expect 1023 (10 bit counter); if 1024 – you need 11 bits (odd, very
odd).
Marek
From: Michael Brown via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 15:09
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Michael Brown
Subject: Re: Stus-List Older GPS units may have issue after April 6, 2019
I would hope
I would hope anything made since the last time this happened is OK.
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/tech/99/08/biztech/articles/23gps.html
There was a related problem, confusion of whether the 1024 weeks were numbered
as
0 - 1023 or 1 - 1024. A long standing tech joke,
Try it on April 7th, and if it doesn't work see if Garmin is offering a
firmware update for it. You'd probably need a computer connection cable to put
an update on it, which may cost more than the unit...
This is a classic "own goal" thing, they (the system designers, not Garmin) set
up the sy
I just read an article that GPS time will be reset on April 6, 2019. That
may affect older GPS units.
https://liliputing.com/2019/02/old-gps-devices-may-stop-working-properly-in-april.html
I must admit ignorance on the substance of this atricle and what it means.
Anybody got a decent understandi
