Had some quite extraordinary problems trying to get a GPS signal this afternoon in the Fisherstreet area, on the Surrey/W Sussex border a few miles SE of Haslemere. Between around 1300 and 1400 BST I could get no signal whatsoever. I lost the signal in a wooded area around 1255 BST and then could not get it back at all, despite being in an open area with most of the sky visible, only the sky low in the west was hidden behind a nearby hill (Blackdown). Turning the device off and on again a couple of times had no effect.
Around 1400 I finally got the signal again, ironically when entering a wood, and so retraced my steps. Signal went again. Finally worked around 30 mins later, though GPS reception was rather wobbly all afternoon. Anyone else get any problems today? Maybe the satellites were in an unusual configuration so none were particularly high up for a few hours? The weather was slightly notable with a good number of thunderstorm-type shower clouds dotted around (though no thunder heard) and ironically, later on around 1830BST when one of these was actually overhead (and depositing rain) - and, I was in a wooded area with not much sky visible - I got a good signal! Nick
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