[amsat-bb] Re: gps accuracy

2011-08-03 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Jerry! You said: > If You are trying to confirm four courners , It's going to take You several > minutes to correctly confirm 4 different coordinates . Just a thought . Dave will only need to have the GPS at *one* location, which will be the intersection of the 4 grids (40 degrees North, 124

[amsat-bb] Re: gps accuracy

2011-08-07 Thread Phil Karn
On 8/3/11 11:28 AM, Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK) wrote: >> If You are trying to confirm four courners , It's going to take You several >> minutes to correctly confirm 4 different coordinates . Just a thought . > > Dave will only need to have the GPS at *one* location, which will be > the inte

[amsat-bb] Re: gps accuracy

2011-08-08 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi Phil! > I'm not a grid-square chaser so I'm not familiar with the customs, but > doesn't this seem just a *little* out of touch with the spirit of the rules? I don't think it's out of touch with the spirit of the VUCC rules. If anything, it's exactly within the letter and spirit of the curren

[amsat-bb] Re: gps accuracy

2011-08-08 Thread Patrick STODDARD (WD9EWK/VA7EWK)
Hi John! > What is it only need to have the GPS at *one* location, which will be > the intersection of the 4 grids (40 degrees North, 124 degrees West) > > -OR- > > in all 4 girds around the intersection. > > If I'm standing there looking at the darn thing within feet > of it would that do? Only