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C/A-code (Coarse/Acquisition), 290, 317<br />

car<br />

automotive circuit, connecting GPS receiver to,<br />

16–17, 30<br />

external antenna placement for, 70–71<br />

mounting GPS in, 108–111<br />

reradiating antenna placement for, 75–76<br />

case for GPS, building, 113–122<br />

Character Map application, 139<br />

charger, battery, 44<br />

checksum, in NMEA sentence, 196, 205<br />

Chicago screws, 113<br />

cigarette lighter, connecting GPS receiver to,<br />

16–17, 30<br />

civilian GPS signal. See C/A-code<br />

(Coarse/Acquisition)<br />

clock, atomic<br />

definition of, 317<br />

synchronizing PC time with, 236–246<br />

used by GPS, 311<br />

clock error, 312<br />

Coarse/Acquisition (C/A) code, 290, 317<br />

COG (course over ground), 198, 201, 318<br />

cold start, 317<br />

combo cables<br />

data cable/power cord combination, 17<br />

making, 39<br />

multi-data cable, 18<br />

multi-data/power cables, 18–19<br />

multi-data/power/GPS cables, 19<br />

multi-GPS cable, 18<br />

comma (,), separating NMEA data items, 196<br />

CommLinx Solutions, GPS Diagnostic software,<br />

208–210<br />

communal reradiating antenna, 74<br />

compass calibration, Magellan Meridian series, 9<br />

compensation offset, Magellan Meridian<br />

series, 9<br />

Concealex sheet, 113, 114–115<br />

confluence, points of, 292–294<br />

connector<br />

affecting signal, 78<br />

for combo cables, 17–19<br />

damage to, 155, 157, 274<br />

for data cable, 14–16<br />

Index ■ C–D<br />

for external antenna, 67<br />

making, 22–27, 28–30<br />

for power cord, 31<br />

protecting, 274<br />

serial compared to USB, 150, 155<br />

websites for, 19, 315<br />

constellation, 317, 318<br />

contact information, adding to startup<br />

screen, 281<br />

control segment, 306, 317<br />

coordinates. See also waypoints<br />

definition of, 318<br />

plotting, 167–168<br />

course over ground (COG), 198, 201, 318<br />

course to steer (CTS), 318<br />

Coverage Solutions website, 79<br />

CR123A lithium batteries, 52–57. See also<br />

lithium batteries<br />

crisscross search, 264<br />

crosstrack error (XTE), 198, 318<br />

CTS (course to steer), 318<br />

cutoff angle (mask angle)<br />

definition of, 318<br />

graphing, with VisualGPS, 248<br />

D<br />

data. See also NMEA protocol<br />

adding to digital photos, 191–192<br />

direction, 169–170<br />

downloading to PC<br />

with EasyGPS, 174–180<br />

with G7toWin, 189<br />

reasons for, 173–174, 190–194<br />

editing on GPS, 173<br />

editing on PC<br />

with EasyGPS, 181–188<br />

with G7toWin, 189–190<br />

lightning, detecting and plotting with, 192<br />

position, 166–168<br />

programming with, 193–194<br />

PVT (Position, Velocity, Time), 166–171<br />

routes, 172–173<br />

SiRF protocol for, 206<br />

spikes in GPS data, 220–221<br />

time, 170–171<br />

Continued<br />

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