Chuck wrote on 21-10-2007 13:27:
> that explains a lot! where the gps will be in its final destination is 43.4 N 
> so he should place it favoring vertial to southern if i understand this 
> correctly. its still not even dawn yet and im on my first coffee so 
> comprehension is a bit slow :)
> 
> where i am it explains why i had decent satellite pickup with the antenna 
> placed on an upside-down pail on the ground, my best views are clear sky 
> vertical to north. i am at 29.9N.
> 
> do i have this right? :)

Yes, I guess so. At 29.9N the majority of the sats is still in the 
southern sky of course. The further you are from the equator, the more 
critical it gets.

Note that, in theory, you only need 1 sat for timing, once the receiver 
knows its position. In case things get critical at the 43.4N location 
you can try switching the garmin to stationary mode. Haven't tried that 
though.

regards, Jan
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