If you own a Raymarine chartplotter, there is a chance your GPS receiver has been affected by the recent decommissioning of two WAAS satellites. This has been discussed in detail over at Panbo (here and here), and I want to reassure readers that your GPS and chartplotters still work just fine. But if you’ve become accustomed the the extreme accuracy WAAS allows (often better than 1 meter), you should be aware that the position fix reported by certain Raymarine GPS receivers may now be accurate “only” to within 15 meters or so.
Not to worry though: Raymarine is in the process of preparing software updates that will fix the problem for many units. Which GPS units are affected? Here’s what they say:
C/E series utilizing an RS120 or RS125 GPS sensor connected on SeaTalk – require a software update that will be posted on our website during September, 2007.
2007 RC435 and RC435i- require a software update that will be posted on our website in early November 2007.
A60 and A65 utilizing RS12 GPS sensor- solution pending, check back for update on our website in early September 2007.
Good luck!
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Raymarine Releases WAAS Software Fix | Navagear.com // Sep 18, 2007 at 7:12 am
[...] Raymarine has released software updates for C- and E-Series multifunction displays, fixing some of their GPS receivers that were affected by the FAA’s decomissioning of two WAAS satellites (as discussed previously). [...]
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