wass not locking on

[lucky]

Is anybody having problems with wass? I cant get my Lowrance to lock on. just wondering if the gov has it turned off.

[LMITOUT]

I was out on Sunday and had no problems with WAAS.

[CAMAN]

Just checked my H2O and looking like its not working either. Standing on my deck and getting estimated errors of over 500 feet, never seen it that high before.

[harvey lee]

NO issues last weekend.

[LMITOUT]

Quote:

One Of Two WAAS Satellites Failed

By Mary Grady, Contributing editor

The Wide Area Augmentation System, which broadcasts GPS corrections used by aviators across North America, is powered by just two satellites, and one of them has failed. Intelsat, the company that provides the satellite service to the FAA, lost control of the satellite on April 3. The satellite will "drift out of orbit over the next two to four weeks," the FAA said on April 12. The most immediate impact will be felt in northwestern Alaska, where service will be unavailable at 16 airports. However, the FAA said that due to the lack of redundant coverage, WAAS users across North America may experience temporary service interruptions. Also, a "single-point failure situation exists until redundancy [is] restored," the FAA said. A replacement satellite should launch by the end of this year, meanwhile, the FAA is looking at other options to mitigate the impact.

The Government Accountability Office raised questions last year about the lack of redundancy in the GPS system. "It is uncertain whether the Air Force will be able to acquire new satellites in time to maintain current GPS service without interruption," the GAO report warned. "If not, some military operations and some civilian users could be adversely affected."

[LMITOUT]

http://www.hotspotoutdoors.com/forum/ubb...ink#Post1890055

Never happen, eh? Hmmm.

"Too big to fail" is the popular phrase these days I guess.....

[CAMAN]

LOL @ LMITOUT!!

Nice find.

Its obviously not a widespread blackout, but it certainly hampers accuracy.

[croixflats]

LMAO! Good memory.

[Hookmaster]

WAAS was working for my Garmin and Lowrance units on Rainy River April 9-11.

[Supercrew]

On Tuesday, out on Tonka the only time mine was lost was going under bridges, as soon as I got thru the channel it was reaquired..... everything else GPS related worked great.