[time-nuts] GPS Horizon Plots

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi Peter:

Yes, there are no sats in the vicinity of the poles.  What is your lattitude?
Here's my plot (39N, 123W).

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke
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Peter Putnam wrote:
> Greetings,
> 
> GPS horizon information I have collected during recent travels might
> be of interest to those siting an antenna for time-keeping purposes.
> 
> It shows that obstacles to the north of a station in the northern
> hemisphere are not necessarily detrimental to GPS reception. The
> opposite is true in the southern hemisphere.
> 
> If you live north of 60°N (or south of 60°S), other considerations apply.
> 
> http://www.ni6e.com/gps_horizon/
> 
> Regards,
> Peter
> 
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