[jagasail]

A conversation with another member stimulated this question. How reliable is the iPhone/iPad gps when it's down in the confines of the cabin. My recollection from my initial use of a Mac onboard some years ago is many (most?) gps have problems receiving the satellite signals through the cabbie roof, thus resorting to careful placement of the gps antenna or a gps antenna mounted outside. Of course these are not practical with the iPhone/iPad. Has reception improved significantly? Myself, I have the wifi iPad and have a Digi-Connect ordered, as I already have external gps antennas for my ais and plotter, plus a backup Garmin handheld all wired in via nmea, so don't 'need' another gps, but I do get questions from others and like to give balanced, pragmatic responses.

Scot