On 1/25/06, Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Besides, GPS receivers need a *clear line of sight* to the > satellites they're syncing with.
OTOH, I've successfully used GPS devices indoors. "Line of sight" to a radio isn't always the same as to a person. > How silly of me to assume that just because they call it "GPS" that it really > *is* GPS. Heh heh heh. Indeed. FWIW, this issue was discussed briefly last night at the after-after-meeting. The opinion of those around me was that my el-cheapo Nextel phone -- a Motorola iDEN i530 -- does have real GPS. It has a menu option named "GPS" (which we know means nothing), but it does give lat and long in degrees, estimated accuracy in feet, and "number of satelites used". OTOH, I have to let the phone sit unmoving for a few minutes to get a fix. -- Ben _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
