RPA said:Am I the only one who notices a drop in satellites once the motors fire up??
Power up the PV2+ and wait. I get between 8 and 10 on a good evening. Fire up the motors and it drops to between 5 & 7.
I get no drop in number of sats after starting up and taking off. I always get more satellites after a time especially if I climb above 30 feet. If I take off with 7, which is typical where I have been flying, I get 11 and sometimes 13 soon after liftoff. Then they are maintained throughout the flight. BTW the thing is so stable with that many sats. When I fly around my neighborhood (i walk my phantom like some walk thier dog) which is heavily treed, sats range from 6 to 11 even when flying under heavy trees. I am very impressed with the gps system. It has worked well for me.