[gps-talkusers] Re: A neat experience with the gps:
- From: "Les Kriegler" <kriegler@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 05:45:08 -0500
Hi Peggy,
Well, at least with the Holux, you can do this. I don't know if that's the
case with every BlueTooth receiver, I heard of at least one receiver where
you could not do this, but don't recall its name. I don't have access to
WAAS, so I never get a very good reading with the Holux, but the advantages
outweigh that feature loss.
Best Regards,
Les
-----Original Message-----
From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peggy Kern
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 12:44 AM
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: A neat experience with the gps:
Oh wow! You can put a wireless receiver in your pocket? You don't have to
have it where it can see the sky? I love my Earthmate, but I wonder if it
might be fun to invest in a bluetooth receiver.
Peggy
At 05:42 PM 1/10/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Mary Ellen,
>
>Yes, you're right; we've come a long way, both developers and users alike.
>We went on a car trip last Sunday to take our son to New York City. It
>was a 3 hour trip, and I used the mPower with 3.3 and the Holux
>receiver. I think my family enjoyed the GPS almost as much as I did.
>I was able to track the entire trip, getting 7 to 9 satellites virtually
the entire time.
>And this was with the receivers sitting in my coat pocket. Just for
>kicks, I took it out and placed it on the dashboard, the signal seemed
>to be the same. I love using GPS and with a wireless receiver,
>maintaining acquisition is really improved now.
>
>Les
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Ellen
>Earls
>Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:13 PM
>To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [gps-talkusers] A neat experience with the gps:
>
>Hi folks!
>Peg and I just gotback from one of the neatest experiences I have ever
>had with my gps.
>We didn't have to walk very far on the walking path which underneath is
>the irrigation system for Scottsdale, Arizona.
>There are many paths which branch in and out and so this morning, I
>decided to take a different path than the one we use.
>I set the gps to intersections and as we paralleled the streets we got
>farther and farther away from houses and people. I stood out there and
>pressed dot 4 on the pk and discovered that I had no points of interest
>nearby. I decided to find out how many satellites were tracking us and
>found to my delight that 10 satellites were tracking and we were at good.
>I remember the day when using the Atlas Speaks on the laptop when we
>received good 6 satellites and celebrated.
>It was very windy and we stood on that path listening and feeling the
>wind whip arouned, and I couldn't help reflecting that I would never
>have done that were it not for my gps. I wouldn't have even attempted
>to come to Arizona.
>We turned around and I could feel Peg's disapointment. "We aren't going
>to stop now, are we?" she seemed to be asking.
>Ah yes life does go on and there are things domestic which have to be
>done, so we came home using the destination I have set when we do our
>regular exercise route just as a reference point.
>So within probagbly 10 minutes, we were walking up the incline which
>lead to the path on which is my building.
>Happy traveling everyone!
>
>Mary Ellen Earls
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