Re: [Paddlewise] GPS Dry Bag Question?

From: Allan McLane <amcl_at_sover.net>
Date: Fri, 03 Jan 2003 08:51:46 -0500
On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 21:37:16 -0800, Wade Norton wrote:

>The question is, can I place both a GPS and a Cell Phone in the same bag?  I
>have the Magellan GPS315 and a Motorola V60 phone and they both fit very
>nicely in the bag.  I was just concerned rather the cell phone would
>interupt or alter the GPS from transmitting to the satelites.

I doubt there would be much interference. First because cellular systems today use  824-896 MHz  and 1850MHz-1990MHz while civilian GPS uses 1575.42 MHz.

Your GPS is only a passive reciever and doesn't do any transmitting (uplinking).

Also, since both devices rely on coded modulation schemes they are each particularly immune from off-frequency rf interference.

The best way to be sure is to try and see if there is a difference in each unit's performance with the other first on and then off.

--allan


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