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    Altitude data when running in heavy rain

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    • freeheelerF Offline
      freeheeler @Panagiotis Kritikakos
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      @Panagiotis-Kritikakos
      we’ve had a windy day today, too and I’ve noticed wind effect, too.
      but it is only a problem when it’s windy (and maybe really heavy rain). but I would always choose the baro sensor position like in peak and pro, over the position on the S9B.
      it is the better compromise IMO

      living sideways

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        thanasis Bronze Member @Panagiotis Kritikakos
        last edited by thanasis

        @Panagiotis-Kritikakos said in Altitude data when running in heavy rain:

        @DMytro Generally, no I don’t know. If they have similar it doesn’t justify the result. My mate however with Garmin didn’t have such issues today.

        GPS/baro switch has been mentioned before and I think would be helpful.

        About the switch , You mean like ambit 3 (alti-baro-automatic )?
        it would be great but I don’t expect any feature-type amendments to the FW … but

        @Panagiotis-Kritikakos look at the bright side … you will be adding 5K for the vertical week 🙂

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          A Former User @Panagiotis Kritikakos
          last edited by A Former User

          @Panagiotis-Kritikakos said in Altitude data when running in heavy rain:

          GPS/baro switch has been mentioned before and I think would be helpful.

          I absolutely vote in favour. It would be nice to only be able to use the GPS in certain circumstances. Yesterday I was running on the plains with bora (wind gusts over 70 km/h) and the barometer went crazy.

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          • Jeffrey TillackJ Offline
            Jeffrey Tillack Bronze Member @Panagiotis Kritikakos
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            @Panagiotis-Kritikakos I have an S9B but also use a Garmin Instinct. You can turn off the baro and just use GPS when u want. Nifty feature.

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            • Panagiotis KritikakosP Offline
              Panagiotis Kritikakos Gold Members @thanasis
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              @thanasis I almost forgot about A3P switch, but couldn’t be changed during the activity. I remember having it always on automatic.
              Regarding the vertical week, it’s a pitty the activity took place a day before it started 😛

              @Jeffrey-Tillack You mean on the Garmin device?

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                Spree Bronze Member @Panagiotis Kritikakos
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                @Panagiotis-Kritikakos If you set the alti/baro to “baro” in Suunto Ambit3 Peak, it does not measure altitude via GPS only; it fixes the altitude and doesn’t change it at all, while interpreting all changes in measured absolute pressure as changes in sea level pressure.

                What is requested here is rather a way to forget about the barometer altogether and using GPS for altitude (while, probably, not measuring weather at all, since that would also be very wrong)

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                • isaziI Offline
                  isazi Moderator
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                  It is an interesting idea to have a setting for altitude: baro or GPS. I will forward it to Suunto.

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