Table of Contents
Advertisement
Operator's Manual
EDIT
To modify existing display data via the keyboard.
EDIT MODE
Glossary
202
The state in the navigator where it is possible to enter or change
data. EDIT MODE is accessed by pressing the E-key. Press theE-
key once more to ENTER the data into the memory and leave EDIT
MODE.
ELEVATION ANGLE
The angle made by the line-of-sight range to the satellite and the
horizontal plane of the navigator antenna. Thus, the elevation
angle is 90 degrees when the satellite is overhead and 0 degrees
when it first appears on the horizon. Satellites whose maximum
elevation angle is less than 5 degrees are not good candidates for
providing an accurate position (latitude and longitude) update.
ELLIPSOID
A spheroid whose north-south axis is shorter than the east-west
axis (oblate spheroid).
ENTER
To store data in the memory of the navigator.
EPHEMERlDES (Singular: EPHEMERlS)
Tabulations of accurate data describing celestial position and
health ofthe satellites over a 24-hourperiod. The data is uploaded
to the satellites every 12 hours.
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival. Calculated on basis of the distance to
the destination and the current (or estimated) speed.
FATDMA
Fixed Access Time Division Multiple Access - Data link access
protocol used by base station transponders to allocate transmis-
sion slots on the data link. These slots are fixed and will thus not
change until the base station transponder is re-con figured.
Version 1.5
Advertisement
Table of Contents
