How does a civilian GPS receiver accurately set its clock? Where is there a good description online?
Friday, June 23rd, 2006
Michael asked:
I’ve read the wikipedia.com entry for GPS and some of it just doesn’t gel with me.
I’ve read the wikipedia.com entry for GPS and some of it just doesn’t gel with me.
Anyone have any pointers to a description online on how most gps receivers can calculate the correct time that an interested “newbie” would appreciate?
I’m also interested how a gps receiver can discriminate satellites’ C/A trains with multiple radios when all satellites are transmitting at the same frequency? Wouldn’t all the radios (like on a 12-radio GPS receiver) be listening to exactly the same thing? Seems like they’d all be stepping on themselves and not be separable.
