I'd suggest using compressed mode if you need the precision - it should get full precision in Garmin mode.
Scott Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr) wrote: > > > Scott Miller wrote: > >> That !W! is supposed to have 2 more characters in there that are either > >> the raw additional digits (as implied by the T2-135 manual, "an extra > >> digit of precision") or a base-91-encoded pair of digits for each of the > >> lat and lon (per http://www.aprs.org/aprs12/datum.txt > <http://www.aprs.org/aprs12/datum.txt> > >> <http://www.aprs.org/aprs12/datum.txt > <http://www.aprs.org/aprs12/datum.txt>>). > >> > > > > Ah... the problem is that in Garmin mode it's not extracting the extra > > decimal places. It's converting from radians (IEEE double-precision > > floating point) to semicircles (32-bit integer) and decoding that to > > decimal minutes. The same function is used to handle received Base91 > > compressed positions, so it's not going to be a quick fix. > > > > Oh well, at least it's been identified and I'm not losing my mind! I'll > watch for some future firmware revision to mention it and that will > FINALLY be the fix to get me to pull my mobiles and get the T2s > upgraded! While you're at it and assuming there's code space, how about > 2 digits as well as the 1 that the documentation currently implies is > supported? > > Any chance it might be done before mid-June? I'm hoping/planning to > take a T2/Alinco/Nuvi setup to Spain for a vacation then. Not that an > additional digit of accuracy will help anything, it'd just be nice to be > running the latest for the trip! > > Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ > > > Scott > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tracker2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
