Indoor Reception

[cryptic1]

How many people can get indoor reception? I have a Garmin GPS 76 and I can easily get 3D locks in buildings. However, I have some difficulty on the bus.

[+mrp]

I have a legend with it's little patch antenna, and I can get a lock inside my house (1 story, tar&gravel roof), but not at my parents house (2 story, asphalt shingle roof). I also can't get a lock in any building with a metal roof (e.g. CostCo, HomeDepot, etc.)

 

So.. I can get in some door, but not others. But this wasn't a poll option.

 

-- Mitch

[+benjamin921]

Well after I got my GPS III+ I was playing with the GPS and went into the "reading room" and got a signal. Didn't think that I could but there it was. Kinda cool.

[Mossy Oak]

I have a Magellan 315; in my office at work I’m at least 20 - 25 feet to the nearest window. I can get 2D within a minute providing the GPS on, on the way to work. To get 3D it may take several minutes.

 

[+ClayJar]

I *can't* get reception in my 1-story abode (tar and gravel roof), but I *can* get reception in my parents home (asphalt shingle roof). I guess it all depends, eh?

[Kerry.]

That's an open ended question and depends on so many variables that antenna's really are only a minor issue.

 

Something the system is absolutely not spec'd for at all.

 

Cheers, Kerry.

 

I never get lost everybody keeps telling me where to go

[peter]

So how do I check all four responses? Depending on the type of building and roof construction I can get anywhere from solid reception on >7 satellites down to no detectable signal at all.

 

Of my four receivers, two have quad-helix antennas and two have the patch type. The best reception under marginal conditions is with one of the patch antennas. The other patch and one of the quad-helix are tied for second just a little bit behind. The worst reception by far is with the second quad-helix antenna.

[+GOT GPS?]

My Platinum is excelent at getting reception where the GPS V comes short. Interesting to walk around the house with the satellite screen showing. I get 3 or 4 sats.

 

My home page about GPS units and information

[+Wander Lost]

I can usually get a 3D lock inside with my Handspring Visor/Magellan GPS combo. Sometimes as many as 6-7 birds. But as other people have said, it depends on the building.

 

If ignorance is bliss, why aren't there more happy people??

[+Frolickin]

I have had no problem with the two GPS units I have had at my home.

 

I lose sat lock at work indoors, however. That, I am certain, is due to all the concrete and the lack of windows in the area I have my office.

 

Fro.

 

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