Hi Collin and the group.  I guess that it is a give and take type  deal
then.  I love to DX and work skip on 2-meters and 440, but don't
appreciate this bad coverage.  Like I posted on Sunday the GPS worked
well, and it was cooler.  The last few mornings there have been band
openings that have  been fun.  I guess then that if 2-meters is opened and
opened wide it will be an olman for poor GPS coverage.





On Wed, 7 Jun 2006, Colin McDonald wrote:

> hi Jeff:
> My bet would be that the GPS isn't getting a good signal from the satelites
> because of a dense ceiling layer caused by extreme heat and humidity.
> When there is much heat near the ground, and cooler temps up higher, a layer
> is created...due to high levels of moisture in the eastern areas of the US
> or anywhere near coast lines and large bodies of water, a layer of moisture
> adds to the problem.
> It can also be great for ground wave DX...50MHZ and above just love moisture
> layers, or inversion layers to propigate with.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 6:50 AM
> Subject: another GPS observation
>
>
> > Hi everyone, I have had my Trekker GPS for a few months  wont, and have
> >  made a few observations.  When it is hotter out it takes it longer to get
> > a signal, and when it does it seems that the signal isn't that good.  i
> > went out on Sunday when it was cooler and it worked better, but this week
> > when it has been warmer the signal strength hasn't been too hot.
> >
> >
>