On Wed, 15 May 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > GPStoys++ (mine's got a proper static compass) but it only helps if your > > Ah, I carry a separate compass (don't carry my GPSR most > of the time). More redundancy, flexibility, don't have to > replace both if one breaks.
Oh I carry a backup of course, a pound from the gadget shop for a watchstrap one that goes on my keyring. But the combo toy allows me to project a bearing visually, then find that line at any arbitrary distance coming at it from another angle. Dead handy for my weekend activities. > > office window is pointing in the right direction to see the flash. Acres > > of glass around here - just a shame most of it faces the next building > > along, which is several metres away. > > Surely you can correct for reflection and refraction? :) If I cared that much, I'd have a horizon watcher on the roof... the hatter