[gps-talkusers] Re: Questions about the Earth Mate receiver

hi,
if this is the earthmate serial you are talking about, they use laptops
or pda's with the earthmate receiver.
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Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>



On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:10:26 -0500
"Sarai" <bucc7465@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

S> Okay,
S> Actually the cloth isn't yellow, its black I think. If it doesn't have a
S> screen, how do sighted people use it sense its an off the shelf
S> receiver?
S> 
S> -----Original Message-----
S> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
S> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Myers
S> Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 5:40 PM
S> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
S> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Questions about the Earth Mate receiver
S> 
S> 
S> Hello, Sarai,
S> The receiver is probably in a cloth pouch.  That just protects it, and
S> won't 
S> interfere with reception at all, unless the pouch just happens to be
S> made of 
S> cloth which has metal threads running through it.  Also, since the
S> receiver 
S> is bright yellow for some strange reason, the cloth pouch kind of lowers
S> the 
S> profile, and does not present such an inviting target.  The Earthmate
S> GPS 
S> receiver has no screen or buttons.  It plugs into your BN or PK or
S> laptop, 
S> and that serves as the controller and indicator.  If you are using the 
S> battery pack, the receiver plugs into the battery pack.  The connector
S> has a 
S> lock button it, so use a little caution when disconnecting so you won't 
S> break anything.  I have the USB cable with mine, so the battery pack is
S> not 
S> necessary.  I think most people wear it near the top of their shoulder 
S> strap, with the cable running down the strap to their BN.  If the cable
S> is 
S> too long, just put a few short loops in the cable and fasten them
S> together 
S> with a rubber band.
S> 
S> Lost in my own back yard
S> 
S> Dick Myers
S> 
S> From: "Sarai" <bucc7465@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
S> Reply-To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
S> To: "GPS" <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
S> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Questions about the Earth Mate receiver
S> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:16:16 -0500
S> 
S> Hi,
S> Okay, the receiver is surrounded by cloth and I don't see the screen or
S> the buttons, so where are they? Also, the battery pack, where is the
S> outlet and where do you put it when wearing it?
S> 
S> Sarai D. Bucciarelli
S> 
S> 
S> 
S> 
S> (8):[(8)
S> 
S> 
S> 
S> 

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Chris G <chrisg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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