Hi Crew does anyone know ifs its possible to find a lost gps by the satellites picking it up if is still turned on.
can this be done through locosoys or something else.

lost mine last Thursday at LG in 30 knot winds and sailed around for 2 hours looking for it but no luck.
went for a ride on the dirtbike sat arvo and low and behold I found it washed up on the spit one happy Jimbob.
all dry in the pack and turned on and said low battery so charged up back home took out the card to see its travels.
seems when I changed the arm I had it on lost it straight away...Duh my fault.

Nice find interesting the path it took and a happy ending

Jimbob, You clever little Vegemite Go get a Lotto ticket, an I want half

How goods the lake this year? flash or tin fruited?

Thats amazing! did it get a good hour or NM?

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jimbob SA said..
Hi Crew does anyone know ifs its possible to find a lost gps by the satellites picking it up if is still turned on.
can this be done through locosoys or something else.

To answer your initial question, no. You can't track it. The satellites don't even know the GPS (receiver) exists. The GPS receives the signals from the satellites and uses this to work out where it is in relation the satellites.

The GPS itself does not transmit anything.

amazeballs! What are the chances?!!! Nice work

Very interesting. Ain't it great when you find something that was lost?
What distance did it cover?

It travelled about 4 kms but if it when through the gap at the islands and missed the spit you could add another 10 ks.

Could you look for the hat I lost last year?

if it's a blue bucket hat I have seen it !
I'll grab in next time it's about 100 meters from where my gps ended up .

You may as well check to see if MH370 is there somewhere too!

It'd be great if the Paquas/Aquapacs/etc. were safety orange wouldn't it?

And Lotofwind's windsurfing paranoia??