http://tinyurl.com/259a2f
http://tinyurl.com/yrpqsw
$40.00 to 10,000.00 is a big price range! My gps is WAAS or what ever
enabled, but I have to be 25-30 feet away from the tower to get anything
close to accurate on the compass.  Altitude is close. We just use a land
mark with Google Earth's line/measuring tool, and print it out before we go.

Chuck Profito
209-988-7388
CV-ACCESS, INC
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Providing High Speed Broadband 
to Rural Central California


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We've been using the Garmin 70 and 60 series with altimeter (as opposed to 
elevation from map data). Garmin claims an accuracy of 10 feet "with 
proper calibration". Even with fluxgate, the electronic compass is 
unreliable near towers. Has anyone used a gyrocompass?

ted

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008, Travis Johnson wrote:

> Mike,
>
> The elevation reading on a GPS is only accurate to within about 30 
> feet. Using one to measure tower height is not going to product 
> accurate results.
>
> Travis
> Microserv
>
> Mike Hammett wrote:
>> I am looking at getting a GPS device.  I'd like it to work with many 
>> different programs such as Google Earth, Radio Mobile, Kismet, etc.
>>
>> What sort of features do I need it to have to work with these 
>> programs?
>>
>> I'd also like to have it be an independent unit with elevation so I 
>> can climb a tower and see exactly how tall it is instead of pulling a 
>> number out of you know where.
>>
>> Recommendations?
>>
>>
>> ----------
>> Mike Hammett
>> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>> http://www.ics-il.com
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