Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 14:56:59 -0600 From: Matt Meola <mmeola@uswest.com> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GPS heads up Message-ID: <20000503145659.E52203@kc0dxw.uswc.uswest.com> In-Reply-To: <200005032052.OAA01634@nomad.yogotech.com>; from nate@yogotech.com on Wed, May 03, 2000 at 02:52:01PM -0600 References: <200005031952.NAA01317@nomad.yogotech.com> <7684.000503@nc.rr.com> <200005032052.OAA01634@nomad.yogotech.com>
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On Wed, May 03, 2000 at 02:52:01PM -0600, Nate Williams wrote: > > I don't know why they even continued to use SA after they released > > Differential GPS, which is good to 5 meters and less. It sort of got > > around the signal degredation. But, for the folks who didn't want to > > sink $500 into a DGPS unit, this news is great. It is sort of > > surprising since it is 6 years earlier than planned. > > Because in order to use DGPS, you must be near a DGPS transmitter, which > for most of the US (anywhere but the two coasts) is not a feasible > option. http://www.tapr.org/ Tucson Amateur packet Radio group. They've got a kit DGPS transceiver which you can place in a known location to effect DGPS; set it up at your house, and anyone near enough can get enhanced GPS positioning. Not that it's all that useful, now... -- Matt Meola KC0DXW http://www.qsl.net/kc0dxw Bailey, CO ARES D6 AEC To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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