Satellites - WAAS Controls |
The WAAS Controls page is used both to show and control WAAS / EGNOS tracking. An overall control can be used to enable or disable all WAAS / EGNOS tracking. Additionally, each WAAS / EGNOS satellite can be individually enabled, disabled, or told to ignore a bad health status.
The WAAS Tracking control can be used to turn ALL WAAS / EGNOS tracking on or off. When Off is checked, no attempt will be made to track satellites of this type. When On is checked, those WAAS / EGNOS satellites that are enabled will be checked one-by-one until one of them is tracked and producing data and measurements.
Below the WAAS Tracking controls is a table showing all 19 possible WAAS / EGNOS satellites. Some of these are referenced by their known names (e.g. WAAS POR). Satellites that are unknown to the NetRS are listed by their PRN numbers (e.g. prn135). Each of the satellites has two checkboxes. Checking the Enable box indicates that the NetRS is allowed to track signals from that satellite. If the Enable checkbox is NOT checked, that particular satellites will never be assigned to a channel and tracked.
In addition to the Enable checkbox, each WAAS / EGNOS satellite has an Ignore Health checkbox. Clicking that box tells the NetRS that it should ignore any bad health indications from the selected satellite. This allows the satellite to be tracked and used even when it indicates that it has a problem. This is not recommended for normal operation. Ignore Health is intended to allow tracking and testing of new satellites that have not yet been set healthy.
Any changes to the WAAS controls will only take effect when the OK button is clicked. Use Cancel to ignore any changes you have just made.