GARMIN 660 - WAAS/EGNOS

 

HI
I brought GARMIN 660 recently it has a default option
WAAS/EGNOS = off. can some one let me know what is this option ? do we need to turn it on in order to function 660 to work effectely

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waas

No, it should work just fine on the regular setting. Waas is just a more accurate GPS system setting. If you google Waas, it should explain it to you in a little more depth.

Suppose to help with

Suppose to help with accuracy, but no one sees any difference. There is a lot of discussion on here about it, but in short, leave it off cause it doesn't help and it eats battery life big time.

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A few threads

sdaggumati wrote:

HI
I brought GARMIN 660 recently it has a default option
WAAS/EGNOS = off. can some one let me know what is this option ? do we need to turn it on in order to function 660 to work effectely

Here are just a few of the many threads on this forum concerning WAAS. Some include real-time number crunching that shows real-life accuracy numbers.

http://www.poi-factory.com/node/2199
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/6864
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/7957
http://www.poi-factory.com/node/5698

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All thanks a lot for your

All
thanks a lot for your valuable inputs

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Thanks sree