Ridecamp: Re: [RC] GPS

So far my experience with my external antenna attached to the very top of my 
helmet has given me good coverage for where I ride (SE, hills, foresty type 
areas). And while mine may not be as accurate given elevation changes, there 
are GPS units that do take that into account. Granted, it's not AS accurate 
as it could be, but my point was that it is a valuable tool (to me, maybe 
not to you) and I don't see how rule 6 would ban its use.

April


From: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: April Johnson <eightylee@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [RC]   GPS
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 09:35:21 -0400

Unless you are riding in pretty flat, open terrain - no follage cover, no 
valleys, no hills, etc.- the GPS won't do much of a job with what you want 
since your satellite coverage will be limited. On a ride last year I turned 
my on doing a 24 mile loop just for grins. This loop was pretty open - no 
trees - but there was enough blockage from hills and valleys that the 24 
miles ended up showing up as 11 on the unit.

Great tool for what it was designed to do but it does take some judgement in 
reading the results.

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