Satellites - GPS Enable/Disable

This page is used both to show and to control which satellites are enabled or are set to ignore bad health status. Each GPS satellite has two checkboxes associated with it. These checkboxes control how the receiver treats each satellite.
Enable Checkbox:

If the Enable checkbox is checked, the NetRS will use the satellite in positioning and will place the measurements from that satellite in DAT or T00 files, as long as the satellite is reported to be healthy, or as long as the Ignore Health checkbox is checked.

If the Enable checkbox is not checked, the NetRS will not use the satellite in positioning, and will not place the measurements in DAT or T00 files, regardless of the reported health or the state of the Ignore Health checkbox.

It is not recommended that GPS satellites be explicitly disabled.

Ignore Health Checkbox:

If the Ignore Health checkbox is checked, the NetRS will ignore any reports of bad health for that satellite and will continue to use that satellite in positioning and will place the measurements from that satellite in DAT or T00 files as long as the Enable checkbox is also checked.

If the Ignore Health checkbox is not checked, the NetRS will use the satellite health information to determine if that satellite should be used in positioning, and placed the measurements in DAT or T00 files. No action is taken if the Enable checkbox is not checked.

It is not recommended that bad satellite data be intentionally included by ignoring health information. The use of measurements from satellites that are truly unhealthy can degrade the performance of GPS positioning.

The Enable All button can be used as a quick way to turn on the use of all satellites if several have disabled.

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