Fenix 6 Multiband

Is there a reason why Garmin can't enable the option of GPS + Glonass + Galileo all at once? Yeah it might hamper battery life, but surely if the software can allow GPS + Glonass OR GPS + Galileo, why can't it offer all 3 at once?

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tmk2 over 3 years ago in reply to Farron +2

Farron said:
and it would be relatively easy to implement.

Unless the GPS chip has a limitation that would prevent it.
Markw50 over 3 years ago +1

Doubt the Fenix 6 has the correct GPS chip as it has changed in the Fenix 7

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0 Farron over 3 years ago

I've wondered the same thing, and it would be relatively easy to implement.
However, it would still not be a multiband.
Multiband means to be able to receive several frequencies of a GNSS.

0 tmk2 over 3 years ago in reply to Farron

Farron said:
and it would be relatively easy to implement.

Unless the GPS chip has a limitation that would prevent it.

0 Markw50 over 3 years ago

Doubt the Fenix 6 has the correct GPS chip as it has changed in the Fenix 7

0 1000000000 over 3 years ago

Multiband means using additional frequency for a satellite navigation system. For GPS it's L5 frequency. Fenix 6 most likely does not have hardware for that.

If you mean using multiple systems at once, I don't think that it is easy to implement in a way that it brings some benefits in every scenario. "More system, more accuracy" does not necessary hold.