Re: GPS heads up

[Nate Williams]

> >I disagree.  I routineles pick up 10-11 satellites, and I'm about
> >half-way between the pole and the equator.   Heck, I just looked, and
> >I've got 8 locked on right now.
> 
> Right, 8 is the norm.  When you have 10 or 11 a couple or four of them
> are so low on the horizon that they hardly matter.

Actually, the horizon ones are the best ones for calculating altitude,
so they are very much being used.  And, from looking at the satellite
map, only a couple of them are on the horizon.  (I *really* like the
Garmin 12 unit. :)



Nate


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