[gps-talkusers] e: GPS on trains
- From: robert stigile <rstigile@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 08:54:37 +1200
Hello,
I suppose I have been very lucky.
When traveling on Amtrak, I have been able to get a fix with no
problems whether I am near the window or in the aisle seat.
If we go through a tunnel, I will lose the fix, but when we are
out of it, I usually can get it back in a timely manner.
Regards,
Robert Stigile
Email: rstigile@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:19:43 +0100
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
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