Re: SparkFun GNSS L1/L5 Breakout - NEO-F10N, SMA - GPS-24114 - SparkFun Electronics

[Greg Troxel]

"Gary E. Miller" <gem@rellim.com> writes:

> Yes, there are advantages to the newer L5 signal.  A shorter chip
> rate, stringer signal, and faster data rate all help.  But the L5
> constellation is not completed yet. And will not be for many years.
> Eventually L5 is the way to go, but for now L1/L2 will see more
> sats.

And given that L2 and L5 are close in frequency, and that all other
multi-freq receivers I know of that do L5, also do L2, it's unusual.

There is also L2C.

But maybe skipping the extract-content-from-L2 bit saves cost.