Re: Is ATC Same as PTC?
Author: OPRRMS
Date: 09-09-2019 - 17:02
Jack's Son Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Sorry. That page was shared with me by someone and
> it was implied that all the answers to the ATC vs.
> PTC question were explained at that page. I have
> been very busy here lately and did not have time
> to verify. Will do so now...
>
> Ok. I looked through the pages and read some other
> stuff. It appears that SMART meets the PTC
> requirement using a form of ATC known as E-ATC. So
> technically not the GPS PTC that Hotwater laid
> out. And SMART does refer to it as PTC. Either
> because it is a kind of PTC or because it meets
> the PTC obligations...
Yup. SMART uses E-ATC. It's been discussed here in the past. That's not what your original question was, but okay.
As an aside, I've been told that NWP 2009 is also equipped with E-ATC.