Date: Sun, 07 May 2000 18:11:56 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com> Cc: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk>, Warner Losh <imp@village.org>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPS heads up Message-ID: <3916064C.BB9A823@softweyr.com> References: <200005052357.RAA57906@harmony.village.org> <6827.957594577@critter.freebsd.dk> <200005061603.KAA17604@nomad.yogotech.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Nate Williams wrote:
>
> > >: With 12-channel chipsets becoming common, new devices are getting quite
> > >: good at this.
> > >
> > >Yes. Most of the data I have is for 6 channel models.
> >
> > 12-chanel chipsets are overkill if you don't live more or les exactly
> > on the equator or one of the poles.
>
> I disagree. I routineles pick up 10-11 satellites, and I'm about
> half-way between the pole and the equator. Heck, I just looked, and
> I've got 8 locked on right now.
>
> > Here where I live (56 north) about 30% of the sky is never covered by
> > a satelite because of the inclination of the satelites being non-zero.
>
> Wow, the worst I've *ever* seen was 4 satellites here, but it may be
> that the GPS satellites have orbits that prefer the US?
No, that would defeat the purpose, which is to be able to fight "blind"
anywhere in the world. Even Scandinavia, you can never tell when
communist agression might break out there. ;^)
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com http://softweyr.com/
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3916064C.BB9A823>