Hows your GPS work?

[Upstate67]

Originally Posted by mlhm5

GPS is satellite based. Mountains have no affect on the signal unless you are under one in a tunnel.

This.

They use it on Mt Everest ffs, so chances are it will work just fine on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

[TeamWalsh317]

My cell phone GPS worked much better than the brand new GPS I bought. Faster routes and it found more locations.

[motordavid]

+1, as I suggested.

There are several spots I have driven in where our on dash GPS units will black out for short time, contrary to previous posts.

No kidding they work on Mt Everest: there is nothing but sky up to the geosynchronous sats.

[tsmw47]

Because we get some heavy fog, cloud cover,

[tsmw47]

Oops I somehow sent uncompleted. Due to fog, cloud cover that we often get up here it occasionally has trouble finding the satellite. I go downhill to clearer skies and its fine. But it has been known to suggest a rather roundabout means of getting some place especially if we go via the BRP.