A method of acquisition a signal having a low signal to noise ratio (SNR). The method comprises the steps of: (A) detecting a non-zero power in the signal having the low SNR during a power detect process; (B) receiving the signal having the low SNR by using a signal receiver having an antenna; (C) accumulating a plurality of digital samples of the signal within a predetermined period of time; and (D) employing an algorithm to correct defects in reception of the signal having the low SNR by minimizing a set of parameters selected from the group consisting of: {a carrier frequency offset; a code phase offset; and a data bit misalignment}.