Nate Williams wrote:
>
> > >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. :)
Does anyone have a unit that picks up the Russian GLONASS satellites
and well as the USA GPS? It is supposed to improve the accuracy.
Kent
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