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Old Jun 15, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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Does the Navigational System ever get bad "reception" and not work ? I mean I'm figuring since it's satellite based there has got to be some times where the GPS doesn't respond ... Am I right or am I just talking out of my a$$ ?
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 06:30 AM
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if you dont see the sky, you generally dont get a fix.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 07:04 AM
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the only time my gps ever cut was at a car show... I was in Canada ... GPS said L.A.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 09:34 AM
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GPS is used in aircraft approaches during weather and is unaffected by sky cover. You won't get "bad reception" due to weather. However, a certain number of satellites always need to be providing imput to the nav equipment or else the signal will be unusable.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 10:07 AM
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I have the stock nav...never failed before tho...not even in a long tunnel...
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