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kobyj
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 Posted: 06/19/03 - 20:09 Post subject:
| shelee wrote: | Does anyone else have trouble with his watch and GPS unit breaking link w/ satellites frequently? On cloudy days or when I'm running trails, I can pretty much forget about using the odometer which is very annoying, especially on the trails, because then I'm not sure how far I've run. 
Shelly |
I bet the Amish are blocking out the signals in your part of Indiana. 
I've not used a GPS. One of the guys I was just riding with has one on his bike and likes it. He mounts his receiver to the aero bars (Time Trial Bars) and just takes off.
** Aero bars (TT Bars) - the little bars that stick straight out the front of the bike that keep your arms right next to each other with your elbows near the handlebars and hands straight out in front of you. Used in Track races and Triathlons.
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shelee
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Posted: 06/20/03 - 13:20 Post subject:
| kobyj wrote: | | shelee wrote: | Does anyone else have trouble with his watch and GPS unit breaking link w/ satellites frequently? On cloudy days or when I'm running trails, I can pretty much forget about using the odometer which is very annoying, especially on the trails, because then I'm not sure how far I've run.
Shelly |
I bet the Amish are blocking out the signals in your part of Indiana.
I've not used a GPS. One of the guys I was just riding with has one on his bike and likes it. He mounts his receiver to the aero bars (Time Trial Bars) and just takes off.
** Aero bars (TT Bars) - the little bars that stick straight out the front of the bike that keep your arms right next to each other with your elbows near the handlebars and hands straight out in front of you. Used in Track races and Triathlons. |
Hmmm, darn Amish and their anti-technology schemes, I have no idea what I'm doing wrong. You just turn it on, right, and put it into the mode you want. Ugh. This is the second watch (I traded the first one in for this one, thinking something must be wrong)...so it's either the Amish and their plot to sabotage Goshen or me.
The few times it's worked...pretty cool!
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Shelly
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megawill
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Posted: 07/08/03 - 09:45 Post subject:
| shelee wrote: | Does anyone else have trouble with his watch and GPS unit breaking link w/ satellites frequently? On cloudy days or when I'm running trails, I can pretty much forget about using the odometer which is very annoying, especially on the trails, because then I'm not sure how far I've run.
Shelly |
are you wearing it on your arm or belt? I have heard of others having problems when trying to use the belt. I wear mine on my arm and haven't had any problems losing the signal. If you wear it on your arm and are having problems, try switching arms to see if it helps. It could be that the unit is too far away from the watch or is aiming towards the obstacles (i.e., trees) that is causing it to lose signal. Assuming that you run against traffic, try it on your right arm so that the unit is always aimed towards the middle of the road vs. the shoulder...good luck...
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