Re: digital freedom in iitm?

On 11-May-08, at 7:29 PM, Sivasankar Chander wrote:

>> could be some experiment that is interfering with the signals.
>>
>
> Certainly odd  news. The GPS C/A receive signal is at 1575 MHz,
> which can face interference from certain kinds of microwave ovens
> and microwave devices. But my simple guess is that the tree cover
> at IITM is causing too much attenuation of the signal from the
> satellites at low elevations from the horizon. I've seen this  
> behaviour
> before from Garmin units - they need a clear line-of-sight to
> the satellites for optimal performance.

MIT has a much heavier tree cover than IIT - but I dont have this  
problem there. And I moved into an open space and tried for around 15  
minutes. Solution is simple, can someone else try?

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