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Re: [RC] [RC] [RC and GPS watches....... - oddfarmI never said I was measuring a course, Nancy. I said that I clocked with the mileage on my vehicle driving around town and it was pretty accurate along with the speed. Yes, sometimes it would say "weak signal" but then it would catch up. And it was still accurate. I've never lost a satellite. That is the governments job. :) Lisa Salas, The Odd fArm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Mitts" <mitts_n@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <jsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2003 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] [RC and GPS watches....... Lisa, But were you able to watch and see if you "lost" satellites? As long as you're keeping good satellite contact I would expect it to be correct. I just know of trails that have been mileaged with a surveyors wheel & then with a GPS and the GPS shows significantly shorter mileage. (3 miles in 25). That's unacceptable for a sanctioned ride. I desperate to find a way to measure some new trail I'm using without having to walk it on foot!!! Nancy MittsFrom: "oddfarm" <jsalas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> I don't know "how" it works but I drove with mine for a day just to test it when I first got it. The milage was right on. I drove my kids to school, went to the store, went to work. The milage matched the odometer on the truck. The speed sometimes took a few seconds to catch up, but once we were going, it was very acurate. I know someone will come up with, "Well you know, that is not an acurate way to test". Whatever. That is all I have to go by. Lisa Salas, The Odd Farm_________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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