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Do you have an *old* GPS receiver?
Do you have an old model of GPS receiver, possibly sitting in a drawer, waiting to be used on your next trip? You may be in a for a little surprise.
On April 6th, GPS clocks came to an end of the current 'epoch', namely a period of time since August 21, 1999. What happens now? New and old GPS receivers will start a new epoch. However, some older models of GPS receivers may 'rollover' and start the new epoch using the previous epoch's date: August 21, 1999. As far as your old GPS is concerned, you can now party like it's 1999. I turned on my circa 2008 Garmin Rino 530 HCx (same generation as the 60 CSx) and, for a fleeting moment it displayed today's date, then it displayed August 21, 1999. To fix it, I installed a software update.
If you're interested to learn more about the epoch renewal, here's a helpful article: GPS rollover event could have some side-effects.
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Thanks for the heads up! Will pass it along.
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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"As far as your old GPS is concerned, you can now party like it's 1999."
Great line!
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Great advice and tech support! Thanks. Let's see if your receiver is still tickin' in another 19.7 years!!?? ;-)
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Both of my old Tritons didn't skip a beat, even the ancient eTrex Legend (B&W) shows correct date...
NYCWiN wasn't so lucky: https://nypost.com/2019/04/10/nyc-wi...-software-bug/
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Tampa, Florida
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This was a great read. Thanks for sharing!
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