My entirely annecdotal experience has been that my TomTom 910 takes longer to get a fix when I am moving than stationary. I have an external aerial, so the movement should be the main determinent
-- Franc -----Original Message----- From: "Tim Waters (chippy)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, Jul 26, 2008 9:22 pm Subject: Re: [OSM-talk] GPS receiver orientation To: "Gervase Markham" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> CC: [email protected] On 7/26/08, Gervase Markham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Random question: does the orientation of a GPS receiver make any > difference? If I hold my BGT-11 vertically, will it find it harder to > get and keep a lock than if I hold it horizontally? > >I really want to do some experimentation with getting a lock from cold when >placed on a dashboard, compared to held stationary in your hand, standing >outside of the car. > >Possibly the body acts as a barrier to some satellites, but I've >noticed that locks occur very fast when the GPS is in the car. > >_______________________________________________ >talk mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk > _______________________________________________ talk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/talk
