On Thu, 30 Mar 2017 19:56:31 -0400 Bob kb8tq <kb...@n1k.org> wrote: > > Doppler is pretty big when the spacecraft is coming or going at the > > horizon, about 5 kHz (out of 1.5 GHz, so 4-5 ppm). > > Relatively speaking, GPS satellites are moving slowly (a few km/s) > > > > So somewhere in the baseband processor code somebody said “we’ll handle +/- 5 > KHz”. If your LO is < (say) 500 Hz it’s still inside the likely doppler > handling range. > > If you want to do carrier phase then maybe you want to get a bit fancier ….
You have a carrier PLL anyways. What we call "carrier phase" is just using the information from that subsystem to get a better estimate for the time differences. Attila Kinali -- It is upon moral qualities that a society is ultimately founded. All the prosperity and technological sophistication in the world is of no use without that foundation. -- Miss Matheson, The Diamond Age, Neil Stephenson _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.