# If your GPS/SatNav system is flukey **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [November 12, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439 "2025-11-12T18:02:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/1 "2025-11-12T18:02:17Z")
… it is likely to be the result of solar flares today. > **[Solar Flares (Radio Blackouts) | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/solar-flares-radio-blackouts)** ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/2 "2025-11-12T21:30:09Z")
Visible I heard as far south as TX and FL. Got your ham radios ready? (movie reference!) ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/3 "2025-11-13T15:18:53Z")
I got pops van and he has 2 gps units in center storage console. He liked toys to play with. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/4 "2025-11-13T16:18:05Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > Visible I heard as far south as TX and FL. Source? Our weathermen showed the visible line North of Boston. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/5 "2025-11-13T16:21:18Z")
Folks in North Texas have taken a number of photos of them over the last few nights. [The Northern Lights across Texas: Photos | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.fox4news.com/news/northern-lights-texas-photos) ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/6 "2025-11-13T16:26:16Z")
> [@texases](#): > > Folks in North Texas have taken a number of photos of them over the last few night I’m not doubting you…but NOAA says different. [Aurora Viewline for Tonight and Tomorrow Night (Experimental) | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center](https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/aurora-viewline-tonight-and-tomorrow-night-experimental) [Northern lights viewing map: What states have best chance of seeing aurora borealis tonight](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/northern-lights-viewing-map-states-203345445.html) It’s been cloudy here, so I haven’t been able to see them. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/7 "2025-11-13T16:29:15Z")
Then they’re wrong about prior nights, numerous photos and interviews of folks in the DFW area that saw them. Those maps could certainly be correct for tonight on, but they were clearly visible two nights ago, less so last night. Prior maps like those failed to predict them here. I wonder why. ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/8 "2025-11-13T17:56:16Z")
Whaaaat?? Next y’all gonna tell me that NORAD is not really tracking Santa on Christmas eve… 🤦‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/9 "2025-11-13T20:41:55Z")
There’s just no convincing some folks. Look at the time I”m having convincing others that making a left turn from an oncoming lane is illegal, dangerous, and lacks common sense. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/10 "2025-11-13T20:53:09Z")
> [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](#): > > Look at the time I”m having convincing others that making a left turn from an oncoming lane is illegal, dangerous, and lacks common sense. It is time for you to realize 99.9 percent of the people in this world don’t care what you think. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/11 "2025-11-13T21:15:20Z")
![Northern Lights](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/4/a47c71781f568879b8b1b9cbeb3e5ee2f3e29346.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/12 "2025-11-13T21:26:07Z")
Maybe this item from the biggest propaganda network of all will convince you: [Solar storms bring northern lights to much of U.S. : NPR](https://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/nx-s1-5274739/northern-lights-aurora-borealis-solar-storms) (Don Imus sarcasm mode = ON) ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/13 "2025-11-13T23:13:20Z")
![tough-crowd-comedian](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/2/a/2a3601297eb82a86cda87b2dee94764a9b2d4ddf.gif) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/14 "2025-11-13T23:45:23Z")
Rodneeeeey! And George Carlin, miss them both. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/15 "2025-11-14T02:54:06Z")
People were looking for it in Central Maryland, but the only way it’s visible around here is to use your cell phone. TheCCD is sensitive enough to pick it up. I’m not interested if I can’t see it with my unaided eyes. I can see a much better image on the internet if I’m going to see a picture anyway. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/16 "2025-11-14T04:33:32Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > I can see a much better image on the internet if I’m going … Haaah-ha-ha-hahhh!… ![IMG_9516](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/a/c/aca1781df9414d5515a199b0777f80e798a56a7f.jpeg) Good luck with that. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/if-your-gps-satnav-system-is-flukey/204439/17 "2025-11-14T13:44:21Z")
A s a trucker, I regularly saw the northern lights from the NY Thruway between Rochester and Stracuse. Ther is very little light pollution the north there. Light pollution is the reason you can’t see them for most people. I was very disjointedness on an 8600 mile sightseeing trip across mostly across the country because of most people leaving lights on the outside of their campers because of their fear of the dark. I was the only one in my neighborhood who would not sign the petition for street lights in our neighborhood. Let the burglar worry about where I am.