[TowerTalk] How accurate are iPhone Compass apps?

[K8RI]

On 1/4/2012 3:55 PM, W2RU - Bud Hippisley wrote:
> Very interesting, Mike....the testing against known headings that I did on MY iPhone was only AFTER updating it to iOS5 (which was a horrible mistake, but that's a story for a different reflector).

One part of that that is relevant here is those using an Apple Os is 
that Apple has said they make no attempt to stay compatible with any 3rd 
party apps.
Remember that if you have an app you depend on.

73

Roger (K8RI)

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> Bud, W2RU
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> On Jan 4, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Mike wrote:
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>> My iPhone4 iOS5 comes up 90 degrees off about half the time. Should be pointing N,
>> but is pointing E. It never did that with a previous OS.
>> 73, Mike NF4L
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