Comments on: Adventures in GPS http://blog.xcski.com/2006/05/01/adventures-in-gps Everything I used to bore people on newsgroups and mailing lists with, now in one inconvenient place. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:16:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Frank Ch. Eigler http://blog.xcski.com/2006/05/01/adventures-in-gps#comment-2625 Frank Ch. Eigler Mon, 01 May 2006 13:21:15 +0000 http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/2006/05/01/adventures-in-gps#comment-2625 (There is "external" as in separate from the GPS unit, vs. "external" as in mounted on the outside of the vehicle. The first "external" is of course easier and gives perhaps 90% of the benefit.) (There is “external” as in separate from the GPS unit, vs. “external” as in mounted on the outside of the vehicle. The first “external” is of course easier and gives perhaps 90% of the benefit.)

]]> By: Frank Ch. Eigler http://blog.xcski.com/2006/05/01/adventures-in-gps#comment-2624 Frank Ch. Eigler Mon, 01 May 2006 13:19:12 +0000 http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/2006/05/01/adventures-in-gps#comment-2624 A powered antenna for these GPSs makes a big difference - it doesn't have to be external, just placed better. Another factor to consider is that some cars have laminated windshields that include a layer that weakens the GPS signal. In my Aztek, the powered puck antenna is stuck to the top of the windshield, just outside the area of that signal-blocking film. A powered antenna for these GPSs makes a big difference - it doesn’t have to be external, just placed better.

Another factor to consider is that some cars have laminated windshields that include a layer that weakens the GPS signal. In my Aztek, the powered puck antenna is stuck to the top of the windshield, just outside the area of that signal-blocking film.

]]> By: Jen http://blog.xcski.com/2006/05/01/adventures-in-gps#comment-2615 Jen Mon, 01 May 2006 04:39:43 +0000 http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/2006/05/01/adventures-in-gps#comment-2615 Everyone gets lost trying to leave Pittsburgh. There is something about the city that makes maps look nothing like the actual roads you travel. I'm somewhat glad to hear that Pittsburgh also has the ability to interfere with GPS—it just confirms my suspicions about its Hotel California-like properties. Everyone gets lost trying to leave Pittsburgh. There is something about the city that makes maps look nothing like the actual roads you travel. I’m somewhat glad to hear that Pittsburgh also has the ability to interfere with GPS—it just confirms my suspicions about its Hotel California-like properties.

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