[gps-talkusers] Re: THe earthmate:
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:57:20 -0400
Yes, sorry if that wasn't clear in my reply. That's why I said they're
roughly equal in accuracy. =20
Chip
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris G
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 11:31 AM
> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: THe earthmate:
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> hi, the earthmate is also waas capable.
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> On 6/3/2004 at 10:33 AM Chip Orange wrote:
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> >Don,
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> >The company that makes the gps chip used in the EarthMate=20
> (SiRF) does=20
> >claim better accuracy under conditions where you do not have 4=20
> >satellites in view. This can happen in a downtown urban environment=20
> >frequently as buildings temporarily block the signal.
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> >It does also aquire the initial signal much faster.
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> >Other than that, I'm pretty sure the SportTrack is WAAS capable, so=20
> >that would make them equal in accuracy.
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> >This is the kind of question you can ask on one of the gps=20
> news groups=20
> >such as alt.satellite.gps or sci.geo.satellite-nav and get a=20
> lot more=20
> >info as it has nothing to do with the braillenote.
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> >Hth,
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> >Chip
> >
> >=3D20
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
> >> [mailto:gps-talkusers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Don Bishop
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 6:21 PM
> >> To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: THe earthmate:
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> >> These things are often hard to really compare, but do=20
> you=3D20 think=20
> >>the accuracy is any better than the sportrak? How=3D20 about the=20
> >>ability to obtain a good satellite fix?
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> >> Don
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> >> On Wed, 2 Jun 2004 18:17:35 -0700, Mary Ellen Earls wrote:
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> >> I am so accustomed to calling things by their company=20
> names=3D20 that=20
> >>when I talk about the "delorme" it means the earthmate.
> >> Yep it is just a marvelous receiver.
> >> I like everything about the thing, especially the ability to=3D20 =20
> >>recharge the battery.
> >> Mary Ellen Earls
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