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authorChris Kuethe <chris.kuethe@gmail.com>2008-02-13 06:03:11 +0000
committerChris Kuethe <chris.kuethe@gmail.com>2008-02-13 06:03:11 +0000
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Add a little maximum satellite visibility analyzer
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ashctl is like nmeasend or sirfctl, but for Ashtech receivers.
ubxsend is like nmeasend or sirfctl, but for u-blox receivers.
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+maxsats.pl analyzes a collection of "Y" messages and outputs records
+describing periods of excellent visibility (ie. 10 or more PRNs tracked).
+With over 30 SVs on orbit, there are periods where 14 PRNs are above the
+horizon, 13 are tracking, and at least 12 are actually used in a solution.