X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:24:20 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail10.tpgi.com.au ([203.12.160.147] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.12) with ESMTPS id 2403082 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:30:44 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=203.12.160.147; envelope-from=domcrain@tpg.com.au X-TPG-Antivirus: Passed Received: from CRAIN (60-241-193-89.static.tpgi.com.au [60.241.193.89]) by mail10.tpgi.com.au (envelope-from domcrain@tpg.com.au) (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l9NMTxpD016283 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:30:01 +1000 From: "Dominic V Crain" X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: Re: GPS antennae X-Original-Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:30:17 +1000 X-Original-Message-ID: <00b901c815c4$4a98f290$0202a8c0@CRAIN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00BA_01C81618.1C450290" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6822 In-Reply-To: Thread-Index: AcgVb2f5r3nmY2xIQCGpZeLt4pLEQAAUkTag X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01C81618.1C450290 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Tom - Colyn - Thanks for your inputs. The reason I asked is, on my recent transcontinental odyssey, pretty much over the GAFA, (if you don't know what the GAFA is, I'll explain it off LML), both my Garmin 295 and AvMap EK IV lost satellite signals intermittently every few seconds, while the KLN89B happily continued to receive all available satellites. This went on for some time. It is also a phenomenon which has arisen recently, as both have always received satellite signals without problem for the past four, and two years respectively. Being portables, both GPS antennas are located on the instrument panel combing in full view of the sky. I also took a newish HP PDA incorporating GPS with me and suction cupped it to the canopy and it had no problem receiving satellite signals over the GAFA or anywhere else. I am aware that there are active and passive antennae for GPS. I don't have VOR ILS - gave all that junk away a few years ago when I sold the Airbus. Cheers Dom ------=_NextPart_000_00BA_01C81618.1C450290 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Tom – Colyn – Thanks = for your inputs.

 

The reason I asked is, on my = recent transcontinental odyssey, pretty much over the GAFA, (if you don’t = know what the GAFA is, I’ll explain it off LML), both my Garmin 295 and = AvMap EK IV lost satellite signals intermittently every few seconds, while the = KLN89B happily continued to receive all available satellites. This went on for = some time.

 

It is also a phenomenon which has = arisen recently, as both have always received satellite signals without problem = for the past four, and two years respectively.

 

Being portables, both GPS antennas = are located on the instrument panel combing in full view of the = sky.

 

I also took a newish HP PDA = incorporating GPS with me and suction cupped it to the canopy and it had no problem = receiving satellite signals over the GAFA or anywhere else.

 

I am aware that there are active = and passive antennae for GPS.

 

I don’t have VOR ILS  - = gave all that junk away a few years ago when I sold the Airbus.

 

Cheers

 

Dom

 

 

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