[gps-talkusers] Re: Confused GPS--its quite literally turned around

This sounds a lot like what my old magellan 310 used to do in versions 1 and 2.
I never had any luck with the sportrak, only used it for about 2 months but we would need to know what kind of receiver you are using.
Now my blue logger takes forever and a century to get a satellite but we are in Scottsdale, Arizona which is in a valley and the Camelback Mountain is to my west so it really depends upon where you are and it also depends on the time of day too that you use the system.
I have had interesting variances. If I take my gps out about 2:30 I usually end up getting a lot of poor3 or 4 satellites.
Today, I had it out about 4 o'clock and was getting very good 10 Satellites. the lowest I came upon was good 8 satellites.
So there is a lot which has to be taken into account.
Hope this helps.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Acosta" <boacosta@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 2:06 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Confused GPS--its quite literally turned around


Great, mine does the same thing. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Parks" <mehgcap@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 12:35 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Confused GPS--its quite literally turned around


Hello All:

My GPS software (running 3.3 on a BN Mpower with Keysoft 7) keeps getting turned around. It will tell me a landmark is ahead and left, when a sighted person tells me they are looking at it and it is behind and right. You can imagine the other combinations. The same thing happens for roads--it tells me I am coming up to a road, then, after I pass the road, it will tell me the same road is still ahead, the measure growing as the road, in reality, gets further behind.

Is this a normal thing, or am I just lucky? Also, does anyone have hints on a faster satellite fix? Does it help to face it away from the sun or anything like that?

Thank you, and have a great day,
Alex



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