[gps-talkusers] Re: GPS on trains
- From: "Jerry Hogan" <jerryhogan5@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:08:15 -0500
Mike,
I am very jealous you being in Germany I was station there for 18 month but
I will be in Munich nest year for the October fest for a couple for day
after I leave Romania. Jerry
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Subject: [gps-talkusers] GPS on trains
It drives me nuts when the GPS receiver will not pick up through a train
window. These windows are tinted many times and the signal is blocked. We
did find that you could get a signal in the place between cars as there is
an accordian material there that the signals penetrate.
On our extensive trip through Europe, most trains have blocked the signals
but a couple in Spain had clear windows. Otherwise, I would just go to the
place where the cars connect and check on my next destination if I couldn't
understand the announcements.
Today alone, we have been on 4 different trains between Heidelberg Germany
and Yverdon Switzerland. Even when I can't get a signal, I use the virtual
explore mode to place myself at the stations as they are announced. This has
been extremely helpful since almost all the train stations are listed in the
POI database.
Mike
Michael G. May
CEO Sendero Group
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