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Old 03-12-2015, 07:52 AM
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Is it reliable? Got everything programmed in + just realized, might lose satelites in that area.
 
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Is it reliable? Got everything programmed in + just realized, might lose satelites in that area.
I have been there a lot of times and never had a issue👍
 
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Old 03-16-2015, 11:36 PM
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I have been there a lot of times and never had a issue👍
Great, thanx much!
 
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GPS is fine. Cellphone sux! You get signal, but too many people so you can't connect or get any bandwidth for cellular internet.
 
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Rainstorm might interrupt GPS navigation. Abort
 
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I lived in the Northwest for 7 years. Never had rain block GPS reception.
 
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I lived in the Northwest for 7 years. Never had rain block GPS reception.
I've worked in the PNW on tugboats for 25 years, I haven't either.
 
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The Black Hills area will have hit and miss cell service but GPS should be fine.
 
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Thanx much guys! I've got some wicked routes programmed into the gps, I'd be lost out there w/o it.
 
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The maps on these Sturgis rally pages can go to full screen using the map menu bar. All destination points on the map have *****-on-accurate decimal GPS coordinates as well as do the popular riding roads north-south or east-west start points depicted on the map.

http://jdbikermap.com/biker-motorcyc...is-rally-maps/
 
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