RF Jim <jvpoll@DALLAS.NET> wrote:
> ... but the C/A code was *initially* a means to 'bootstrap up'
> and acquire the "PRECISION (P) code" (chip rate 10.23 MHz)
> which was actually intended for precise position location by users of
> the system.

Yes, that was the original intention, but actual use proved otherwise.
If you have a clock and correlators that are capable of using the P code,
they'll do just as well on the C/A code. The key is how well you can align
on the transitions between chips, not how far apart they are.

-- Dave Tweed

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