[ripe-ttraffic #7478] http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/gps/geninfo/y2k/gpsweek.htm

On Friday, I wrote:

On Thu, 19 Aug 1999, Nick Hilliard wrote:

>> Bill Manning just posted this URL to nanog:
>>
>> http://www.navcen.uscg.mil/gps/geninfo/y2k/gpsweek.htm
>>
>> Do you know whether the Motorola gps systems in the TT boxes are
>> affected by this rollover?

> According to the information that we got from Motorola, this should not
> cause any problem, see http://www.mot.com/ACCES/GPS/gpsfaq.html#899:
>
>   ---
>   Will Oncore GPS receivers fail at the August 1999 GPS rollover? 
>
>   No, all Motorola Oncore GPS receivers are able to properly handle the
>   August 1999 GPS rollover. Tests have been performed using sophisticated
>   GPS satellite simulators to test the August 1999 rollover.
>   ---

I just checked and all our receivers claim that today is August 23, 1999,
and not January 7, 1980 (which would have been the date if there was a
problem). 

Henk

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