+planetrobert Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 i have found that caching near power lines and during T-Storms my gps is prone ro fluxuation. do you find that lightning storms and power transmission lines affect your GPS? Now where did I set my GPS??? planetrobert.net [This message was edited by SirRalanN on October 05, 2003 at 12:27 PM.] Link to comment
2oldfarts (the rockhounders) Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I vote none of the above. ******************************************************* It's hard to remember that your primary objective is to drain the swamp, when you're up to your a$$ in alligators. Link to comment
+briansnat Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 The last place I'm going to be during a T-storm is geocaching. "You can't make a man by standing a sheep on his hind legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position, you can make a crowd of men" - Max Beerbohm Link to comment
+Huntnlady Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Be sure to wear your Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie while geocaching in a lightning storm. _______________________________ Vegetarian is Indian word for bad hunter http://www.geocities.com/cacheinon Link to comment
cutsandbruises Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Cats don't like getting wet!! <---------------------------- GEOCACHING CHANGED MY LIFE - Laugh everyday. Life's too short. But if you have to get mad then that's OK too. Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 1. I've found several geocaches right under high-tension electric wires, with names like "Tower of Power" and "High Voltage Hum." The coordinates for both of these were dead-on accurate... better than average reception since they were in clearings on hilltops instead of the usual wooded ravines. I've never noticed a problem. 2. I don't know about lightning, but RAIN will sure mess with satellite reception big-time. Raindrops in the air + leaves on the trees = 50 foot GPS accuracy. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Next time, instead of getting married, I think I'll just find a woman I don't like and buy her a house. Link to comment
+Zartimus Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Yes. It burns... Indiana lost his Watch cache Link to comment
vagabond Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 gc1427 the buzzing might be rattle snakes has been around for over 2 years and it is directly under high tension power lines, surprising how many people say that the coords are dead on. As for Rain or clouds I'd say yes that could cause a degrading signal All who look are not lost Link to comment
+GEO*Trailblazer 1 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 I voted yes. Electromotive Force causes disturbances in the atmosphere therefore any signal that is going through that atmosphere is affected,how much,why and all those things are still not understood very well as Scientits are still researching this field. The closest I got was 740 volts at one time and it bounced me off the roof,and I shook for a week.It was one of those accidents that will never happen again. I was installing an antena when the wind caught it and pushed it into the High power transformer on the top of the pole and me and it went BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBZZBZBBZBZBZBZBZZBZBzap Luckily the aerial burned up real fast,looked just like a huge sparkler, and it did not kill me. WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS *GEOTRYAGAIN* TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA http://www.doi.gov/news/front_current.html 1803-2003 "LOUSIANA PURCHASE" http://www.lapurchase.org "LEWIS AND CLARK EXPADITION" http://lewisclark.geog.missouri.edu/index Arkansas Missouri Geocachrs Association http://www.ARK-MOGeocachersAssociatoin@msnusers.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ark-Mo-Geocachers Link to comment
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