[gps-talkusers] Re: Earthmate and tinted windows

Lucie,

The = sign may be generated by characters in your word processing software. 
I noticed this would happen to me if I wrote an email in word and then 
copied it into Eudora before sending it. When I send from Eudora directly, 
there is no problem.

Mike
At 12:36 PM 3/31/2005, you wrote:
>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
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[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
> >
> >
> >
> >mailto:kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac
> >MSN Messenger kernsac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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