On 27/01/2011 11:44 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011 23:06:53 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>

>> That surprises me.
>
> It would depend on the tx strength of the signal, but it doesn't surprise
> me.
>

In the UK, you’re lucky if you can get reception in a park never mind a 
plane.

> What does surprise me is that in a moving aircraft, the GPS receiver in
> my phone is useless.
>

Never tried. Any excuse to switch it off.


>
> I could as well, but then again, there are lots of wireless signals
> flying around in open space, but I would expect something that's designed
> to fly through the air to have some shielding against it.
>

OK these were handhelds with power to reach the horizon.


-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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