X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:58:55 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [70.62.14.124] (HELO ustek.com) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.2) with ESMTP id 5302566 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:10:34 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=70.62.14.124; envelope-from=r.simon@ustek.com Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CCB98F.544EC6D4" Subject: RE: cheltons losing gps signal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 X-Original-Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:04:12 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: yes X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: cheltons losing gps signal Thread-Index: Acy5jrYGprrLMG6WQRWIjWvquFp6nA== From: "Lancair" X-Original-Sender: "Robert Simon" X-Original-To: "Frederick Moreno" , This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CCB98F.544EC6D4 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_002_01CCB98F.544EC6D4" ------_=_NextPart_002_01CCB98F.544EC6D4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I shall avoid writing "ditto" but my Chelton and my GNS480 antennae are in the same location and I have the same experience: an occasional slow boot but never a loss in flight. Great system. Robert M. Simon, ES-P N301ES =20 To add to the data base: My early two screen Chelton (think Sierra Flight Systems with some upgrades) with early Pinpoint GPS and Garmin 430 both have antennas in the dorsal section of the vertical stabilizer on my Lancair IV. They are installed on a shelf that doubles as the bottom floor of the ventilation duct carrying air forward from NACA scoop in the tail to the cabin. Both have had rock solid reception under all conditions except when well inside my hangar. I guess the skylights are not large enough. :-(. One other exception: occasional Chelton "GPS failure" warning on start up which quickly clears itself after a few seconds. Southern Hemisphere Fred (Satellites work better down here. None of that nasty Chinese air pollution. Bring sun block.) =09 =20 ------_=_NextPart_002_01CCB98F.544EC6D4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I shall avoid writing = “ditto” but my Chelton and my GNS480 antennae are in the = same location and I have the same experience: an occasional slow boot = but never a loss in flight. Great system.

Robert M. = Simon, ES-P N301ES

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To add to the data = base: My early two screen Chelton (think Sierra Flight = Systems with some upgrades) with early Pinpoint GPS and Garmin = 430 both have antennas in the dorsal section of the vertical = stabilizer on my Lancair IV. They are installed on a shelf that = doubles as the bottom floor of the ventilation duct carrying air forward = from NACA scoop in the tail to the cabin. Both have had rock solid = reception under all conditions except when well inside my hangar. = I guess the skylights are not large enough. :-(. One = other exception: occasional Chelton "GPS failure" = warning on start up which quickly clears itself after a few = seconds.

Southern Hemisphere = Fred (Satellites work better down here. None of that nasty = Chinese air pollution. Bring sun = block.)

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