The current system has trouble picking up the chip that high above the mat. However, some work is being done to move the system up chest high (such as the poles in a department store that is used to detect shoplifting). I was at one race in which a group of runners picked up the #'s the night before. A few could not make it to the race. They sent their chips back with a friend who put them in her pocket. When she finished, 6 out of the 8 chips she was carrying registered them as finishing.
----- Original Message ----- From: Eamonn Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Athletics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 12:06 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: chip timing at European Cross-Country Chamionships > I don't think I've seen anybody suggest placing the timing chip on the torso > (attached to race number?). This would seem to solve the trailing vs. > leading leg problem. > > Anybody know if this presents technical difficulties? > > Eamonn Condon > WWW.RunnersGoal.com > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Sign Up for NetZero Platinum Today > Only $9.95 per month! > http://my.netzero.net/s/signup?r=platinum&refcd=PT97
