[gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate and tinted windows

Hi list.
 When this list first moved to  free lists mike spoke about how to get   =
rid
of the =3D that  were appearing in some of our msg any one remember what =
to do
thanks=20

Lucia Greco
Access Technology Specialist

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[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael May
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 8:51 PM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate and tinted windows


Peggy,

It is actually the direction of travel that matters. If you sat in the =
back=20
and drove the car backwards, it would work fine. If you are driving=20
forward, the GpS has to be in the front window.

You may recall emails on this list about riding on the Virgin trains in=20
England. I have confirmed that the tinted windows on the Virgin trains=20
completely obscure the GPS signal. The same applies to cars. Also, the=20
defrost elements in the back window of a car can block the signal. It is =

the metal blocking the signal.

Just kidding about the direction of travel.

Mike


At 07:59 PM 3/30/2005, you wrote:
>Hi, all.  Last night we went to Carmichael to some friends' house, and=20
>then headed off for dinner in Folsom.  I was really excited, having=20
>never gone to Folsom with GPS.  At first I sat in the backseat with our =

>friend's wife.  The windows in the vehicle were very tinted, and for=20
>the life of me, I couldn't get a fix.  Fortunately, my husband being=20
>the sensitive guy he is, asked if we could stop so I could sit in the=20
>front seat, and our friend was happy to do so.  Once I got in the front =

>seat, where the windows weren't tinted, I got a good fix.  So I'm=20
>curious:  Does GPS not work with tinted windows?  Or was it because I=20
>was in the backseat of the vehicle?  Or perhaps it was both.  I know=20
>with my old Sportrak I could get a fix from the backseat although it=20
>seemed to work better from the front, since I'd have front and side=20
>windows to work with.
>
>Just curious to hear others' experiences when riding in a car,=20
>especially Earthmate users, since that's what I'm using now.  How=20
>insistent are you about where you sit in a vehicle when you want to use =

>GPS?  I don't want to be a pain, but I like to "look out of the window" =

>too.
>
>Comments, anyone?
>
>Peggy
>
>
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