FourWinds wrote:
The Eternal wrote:
take a map and compass as well.
Always!If your experiences of dodgy GPS readings was during the Gulf War there might be an explanation. The US army owns the GPS satellites and in times of war they scramble the signal and send out dodgey readings and a code. Their own equipment can use the code to correct the readings.
I have only once had a way off reading. Fortunately I wasn't near to any cliff tops :-)
Unfortunately, the GPS in question was new. It worries me how many people new to the hills rely on it, and they have never used a map or compass. An error of a dozen yards on a hill, in winter, with a cornice a few feet away is a major concern - especailly for the mountain rescue teams.
Regards,
TE.
