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>Subject: Re: [NEOORN-L] iPods at high altitude
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>Hi Paul,
>
>I recently returned from a tour that included 2 mornings at the antennas a=
t
>Papallacta (4000+m) and a day at Antisana. I had used my iPod for a week =
in
>somewhat adverse conditions (rain etc) at lower elevations, but had had no
>problems whatsoever. Then the first day we were at the antennas (a clear
>dry afternoon) and tried to play the iPod, it froze completely. Nothing
>worked - could not turn it off or change to another file - nothing. I
>thought perhaps it was the altitude (no one ever told me it would not work
>at high altitudes), or the cold or perhaps the accumulation of moisture fr=
om
>the previous sites. So, I left it the next day in the hotel, hoping it
>would dry out. Then, the following morning it just started working
>perfectly. We went back up to the antennas that morning in blowing cold
>rain, the iPod worked fine there and the entire time at (also blowing cold
>rain) Antisana and has been working fine ever since.
>
>Cheers,
>Jane
>
>
>Jane A. Lyons, Ph.D.
>Mindo Bird Tours
>Mindo, Ecuador
>http://www.mindobirds.com.ec
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