MnGCA

[sir_zman]

I'm curious as to how often people get very strong signal strength on their GPSr. I was driving to a cache yesterday and all my bars on my satellite page were over the top bar on the strength section. I had every satellite locked in and my accuracy was 8-9 feet. Check out the photo:

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[GeoPierce]

[sir_zman]

I usually only look at it when I'm powering up, but I've never seen all my bars locked in at full strength before.

[KC0GRN]

It's kind of an overlooked thing.

I've actually learned when I'm taking coordinates to check the signal strength and satellite configuration. If I notice either the satellites aren't in a good dispersed pattern, or the signal strength is too low, the coordinates I get aren't going to be terribly accurate, no matter how many feet of accuracy my GPSr is telling me I have.

It works in reverse when I'm caching too, if I'm having trouble zeroing in on a cache site, I'll look at the Satellite page to see what I'm getting.

(of course this is the part where everyone says "I've always done that" and I get a bit )

[Marsha and Silent Bob]

[spinowner]

What SB said.

[Dances With Beehives]

For me, it’s only when I’m on the highway, with the GPSr on the dash, and the windshield wipers turned off. Only small clouds on the horizon, and I’m in the center lane.
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[bflentje]

I have a Garmin GPSMap 60CSx. I get maxed out bars when I am in my basement during a snowy blizzard.

[Bad_CRC]

If a moth flies within 30 feet over my garmin etrex legend, I lose signal and have to stand still for 5 minutes while it reaquires.