Re: [TowerTalk] Actual LP Performance vs Tribanders

[Jim Smith <jimsmith@shaw.ca>]

Hi Dave,

Maybe it's different now, but earlier GPS units were pretty inaccurate 
in the up and down direction.  For example, I was trying out my Garmin 
GPS II on the ferry boat between Vancouver and Vancouver Island.  It 
informed me at one point that I was 400 ft below sea level!  I 
considered complaining to the Captain about his poor seamanship skills 
but thought better of it. :-)

73 de Jim Smith   VE7FO

Dave Bernstein wrote:

> Well, I've never written an autopilot, but one based around an on-board
> GPS sounds like a fun project. My hands are a bit full with DXLab right
> now, but I will give it some serious thought.
>
>   73,
>
>      Dave, AA6YQ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Lux [mailto:jimlux@earthlink.net] 
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 16:44
> To: aa6yq@ambersoft.com; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Actual LP Performance vs Tribanders
>
>
> At 04:15 PM 6/28/2004 -0400, Dave Bernstein wrote:
>  
>
> > A model helicopter with a GPS receiver, a UHF link for the NMEA data, 
> > and software for navigation and position/signal-strength recording -- 
> > what a cool idea! Are there off-the-shelf model helicopter controllers 
> > with RS-232 or USB interfaces?
> >
> >    73,
> >
> >        Dave, AA6YQ
> >
> >
> >
> >    
>  

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