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Fw: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question

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Subject: Fw: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question
From: on4kj@skynet.be (on4kj)
Date: Thu Feb 13 16:39:23 2003
----- Original Message -----
From: "j.a.hermans" <j.a.hermans@skynet.be>
To: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>; "'David
Robbins K1TTT'" <k1ttt@arrl.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question


> Thanks Jim, for putting me on the right track...
> As an old salt.... I imagined a simple pricipal way based on a bearings.
In
> fact i never used a GPS . OK the sat. needs two points, but then the gps
> must move. From there on everything is possible. ( Supose there are GPS
> systems with build in compass ). Have some other priorities for instance,
> APRS ( GPS ) will come later.
>
> 73's  Take care mate.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
> To: "on4kj" <on4kj@skynet.be>; <towertalk@contesting.com>; "'David Robbins
> K1TTT'" <k1ttt@arrl.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 2:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question
>
>
> > The GPS receiver doesn't measure any bearings... it measures distance to
> the
> > satellites, and does "tri-lateration" not "tri-angulation"
> >
> > > Suppose ......the Satellite takes a bearing on the GPS, Dave..
> > > > Dont know wether  the Sat. or the GPS  calculates the final result.
> > > > Let me know if I am missing something.
> > > > Jos on4kj
> >
> >
> >
> >
>


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