Jason: I use a Garmin GPS II+ (same receiver and accuracy of the III+, just no city maps and a smaller display). The speed that the GPS unit calculates is not terribly accurate, since it is not "real time" (i.e. it is reading the speed that you were going a few seconds ago). Also, due to the intentional inaccuracy of the GPS, you can get some pretty weird numbers sometimes. 85% of the time, it is fairly accurate, but then occasionally, I will be at a stop light, and it will read that I am going 15 mph... (I won't go into the specifics of this random deviation, but suffice it to say that it is a matter of national security...) :-) Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA
> -----Original Message----- > From: Jason M. Yasment [mailto:vanagon@NYCAP.RR.COM] > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 4:28 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Speed readouts on different GPS models. > > > Fellow Vanageeks, > > I installed a smaller steering wheel from a van with PS > on my non-PS > westy. The problem being now is that I cannot see the > speedometer without > crouching a bit for the lower speeds 45mph and below. I can > still see the > needle for a guess timation, just not the exact numbers. > I've noticed that > some of the Garmin II & III GPS units have a fairly large > speed indication > display on them. > Do any other GPS units have a displays that are legible > at a glance that > are in the $0 to $175 price range? > > Thank You, > > Jason M. Yasment >
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