Quote Originally Posted by deserteagle56 View Post
If I understand you correctly, the heavy fog/clouds degrade the signal enough to make GPS navigation unreliable. Is there no way of adding a good, amplified external antenna to this setup? I know nothing about using the ipad as GPS, but I am interested because my ancient eyes would love to have a screen of that size and quality. But the Garmin GPS units i use in my vehicles are all connected to an external amplified antenna and never lose signal unless it's in a narrow, deep canyon. Since the Delorme unit I use has no port for an external antenna, its use is relegated to my dirt bike or quad because it cannot maintain constant and reliable satellite lock inside a vehicle.
Deserteagle,
I got the iPad for the same reason.
Rattling around the desert in UT, NV, AZ is a non issue.
It has worked impeccably.
The experiment in AK, was rather disconcerting. That being said, this was extreme. Fog with visibility of less than 500 yds.