A GPS is basically a sensitive radio receiver. A bolt of lightning produces a vast amount of radio energy at the same frequencies GPS uses. I am a radio amateur and when I lived in Virginia, I had a lot of land and a huge rhombic antenna ( I could talk to Europe with less power than a handheld marine VHF). When electrical storms were within 10 miles, you could actually see huge sparks jumping from the antenna to the ground system. I would certainly turn the GPS OFF during an electrical storm, or place it in a metal box or even wrap it in aluminum foil. Tot Zeins *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Mar 28 2001 - 09:26:55 PST
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