Re: [MBZ] I think I need this

2023-10-07 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
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2023-10-07 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Perfect for Mrs. Kleb for hauling her TastyKakes or whatever they are. -D > On Oct 7, 2023, at 2:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/866118097938673/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > ht

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2023-10-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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2017-08-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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2017-08-17 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
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2013-07-01 Thread OK Don
PND = Personal Navigation Device? OK Don, whose PND in the Cessna brought us from 120 miles out to ringt over the center of the home runway - we were impressed, given that it is one of the least expensive available. On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 1:28 PM, Craig wrote: > > > > > This is one huge advantag

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2013-07-01 Thread Craig
On Mon, 1 Jul 2013 11:06:47 -0400 Jaime Kopchinski wrote: > You caught the biggest issue here, Tim... if you have visible sun, you > almost certainly have visibility to at least a few GPS satellites. > > But generally, in car navigation uses three things for positioning: > GPS, Wheel speed, and

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2013-07-01 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 9:13 AM, WILTON wrote: > Course, in an earth-bound vehicle, one can usually look out the window at > a known object/address and get a Fix - sometimes not possible if ya don't > recognize what you're seeing. ;<) > > Hence the fun of http://geoguessr.com/ ... Alex

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2013-07-01 Thread WILTON
Yep; gyro makes course a little more accurate. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Tim Crone" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I think I need this On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Tim Crone wrote: Se

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2013-07-01 Thread WILTON
al Message - From: "Tim Crone" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I think I need this On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: WILTON wrote: OK, I saw the key two words the second time I read it

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2013-07-01 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: > --R (wherever you go, there you are!) >> > > No, no, no, don't tug on that! > > You never know what it might be attached to... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To sear

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2013-07-01 Thread Jim Cathey
--R (wherever you go, there you are!) No, no, no, don't tug on that! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to

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2013-07-01 Thread Rich Thomas
I always know where I am, sometimes just not in relation to some other place --R (wherever you go, there you are!) On 7/1/13 11:06 AM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: You caught the biggest issue here, Tim... if you have visible sun, you almost certainly have visibility to at least a few GPS satellite

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2013-07-01 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
You caught the biggest issue here, Tim... if you have visible sun, you almost certainly have visibility to at least a few GPS satellites. But generally, in car navigation uses three things for positioning: GPS, Wheel speed, and a gyroscope. Between these there, positioning is very accurate even

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2013-07-01 Thread Mitch Haley
Tim Crone wrote: That said I've never lost GPS when I was in a place where the sun was visible. Bingo! GPS and sun position are both line of sight. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives htt

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2013-07-01 Thread Tim Crone
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 10:52 AM, Tim Crone wrote: > > Seems like it would be trivial to calculate, from light monitoring, which > direction the car is turning; you still know speed and time, so it seems > like it would be fairly simple to calculate a reasonably accurate course. > And -that- said

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2013-07-01 Thread Tim Crone
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: > WILTON wrote: > >> OK, I saw the key two words the second time I read it - "in part." Sun >> can give you only ONE "line of positions" (LOP) - a huge circle on the >> earth; ya gotta know about where ya are for this info to be any good, i. e

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2013-07-01 Thread Rich Thomas
On their facebook posting the other day --R On 6/30/13 6:56 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: Did you make this up or did they really write that somewhere?! Jaime On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: If it can't pick up a GPS sig

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2013-06-30 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Did you make this up or did they really write that somewhere?! Jaime On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > > If it can't pick up a GPS signal, the all-new S-Class can > actually determine where it is based in part on th

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2013-06-30 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Um... no. On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > > If it can't pick up a GPS signal, the all-new S-Class can > actually determine where it is based in part on the sun's > position in the sky. Now that's a bright i

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2013-06-30 Thread WILTON
Yes. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I think I need this WILTON wrote: OK, I saw the key two words the second time I read it - "in part." Sun

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2013-06-30 Thread WILTON
quot; To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 11:11 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I think I need this Well, I MEANT "dead reckoning (DR)." It really comes from "deduction" reckoning and should be "ded" reckoning, but "everybody" ca

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2013-06-30 Thread Mitch Haley
WILTON wrote: OK, I saw the key two words the second time I read it - "in part." Sun can give you only ONE "line of positions" (LOP) - a huge circle on the earth; ya gotta know about where ya are for this info to be any good, i. e. - dead reckoning (RD), for example - projecting info from last

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2013-06-30 Thread WILTON
'Can't get site to open. 'Wonder if I can find the app? Wilton - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:27 AM Subject: [MBZ] I think I need this If it can't pick

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2013-06-30 Thread WILTON
quot; fix. ;<) Wilton - Original Message - From: "WILTON" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I think I need this OK, I saw the key two words the second time I read it - "in part." Sun can give you only

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2013-06-30 Thread WILTON
nal Message - From: "Rich Thomas" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:27 AM Subject: [MBZ] I think I need this If it can't pick up a GPS signal, the all-new S-Class can actually determine where it is based in part

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2013-06-30 Thread Rich Thomas
If it can't pick up a GPS signal, the all-new S-Class can actually determine where it is based in part on the sun's position in the sky. Now that's a bright idea. Learn more in our S-Class app: http://shout.lt/h1hs --R __