Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 22:13:26 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com> Cc: Ladavac Marino <mladavac@metropolitan.at>, "'Joe Abley'" <jabley@clear.co.nz>, Joe McGuckin <joe@monk.via.net>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPS receivers for xntpd (off-topic) Message-ID: <37438BE5.71C7B560@softweyr.com> References: <55586E7391ACD211B9730000C1100276179609@r-lmh-wi-100.corpnet.at> <199905192342.QAA44260@apollo.backplane.com>
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Matthew Dillon wrote:
>
> : [ gps talk ]
> :...
>
> I've been very impressed with the newer ( last 5 months ) Garmin
> handhelds. The older ones only had 8 channel receivers. The newer
> ones have 12 channel receivers sensitive enough that the units often
> work indoors.
My GPS-II was one of the first 12-channel receivers, and works just
fine inside my house (lumber, brick, stucco) and my boat (fiberglass,
metal mast and rigging), but not inside work (steel-frame 7 story
monster) or my truck, unless I slide it up on the dash so it's not
under the roof. I haven't tried duct-taping it in the sun roof on
the Land Cruiser yet, but might do so this weekend. ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com
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