CoPilot and Navigation questions
We are new to RVing and we are interested in using some sort of RV specific navigation system like CoPilot, Garmin GPS or other along with the traditional paper maps. We live on the east coast where...
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THough GPS is often very precise there is a woman you need to listen to (For a few seconds) Her web page is something like spaceweatherwoman dot com Or you can watch her segment on the weekly Internet TV show ham nation (just google it)
She talks about sunspots and other solar activity and how it affects.. Among other things GPS.. Any and all GPS units can be affected but some more than others (NOTE it is the PHONE's GPS. that has the issue)
IN times of strong electromagnetic "Effect" the signal path becomes "Distorted" and the GPS can be off by quite a bit.. Better GPS units (Some of the stan alones will read a dozen different sats) are better at compensating for this. BUT.. I can not help with brands.
But when she says "Beware your gps may be off" or words to that effect. BELIEVE HER. That is why she's called DOCTOR
She talks about sunspots and other solar activity and how it affects.. Among other things GPS.. Any and all GPS units can be affected but some more than others (NOTE it is the PHONE's GPS. that has the issue)
IN times of strong electromagnetic "Effect" the signal path becomes "Distorted" and the GPS can be off by quite a bit.. Better GPS units (Some of the stan alones will read a dozen different sats) are better at compensating for this. BUT.. I can not help with brands.
But when she says "Beware your gps may be off" or words to that effect. BELIEVE HER. That is why she's called DOCTOR
