Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (May 2000, week 2)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Sat, 13 May 2000 18:53:53 -0400
Reply-To:     Dave C <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dave C <happycampers@PICUSNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: GPS
In-Reply-To:  <391D53AA.8DF401F7@online.no>
Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"

on 5/13/2000 9:07 AM, Per Lindgren at lindgre@ONLINE.NO wrote:

> I've also read that the GPS systems are no good when traveling over 160 km/h > (100 > mph). This is of course not a problem for any of us, but it was stated in a > German car test, the navigation system lost track when they tested the car's > top > speed on the Autobahn. > > PerL > 87 Syncro 112i > Per, I've let a handheld unit aquire in a plane and measured speed in MPH and Knots. We were cruising about 458 mph! (Boeing 737 I think) From what I understand as long as satellite aquisition isn't a problem they are accurate up to the limit. Which, on the Magellan 315 is 1,240 mph (not that I ever go Mach 1.65 or so! I try to keep Vinnie below the speed of sound) Maybe they had power problems or line of sight problems with the satellites? Cheers, Dave C. Williamsburg, VA zzzzzzzzz__ |E[__] [__]|[_]\\ | _DC&SP | _ || * * * =-( )---------( )--= '85 GL Westy (His) '91 Cabriolet (Hers)


Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!


Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com


The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.