Another reason for inaccuracy was not mentioned. The military actually scrambles the signal a bit to create the inaccuracy. To get full accuracy you have to...
Kim's video was also wrong in that it is not true that there are always at least 4 satellites in a direct line of sight. It may be true that there are always...
OK, "since you asked." This is waaaaaay more information than I give kids, but it will set the stage for you to understand how the kid activity works. The...
This is not correct. The fuzzing you are talking about is (was) called "selective availability," and was turned off in May 2000 by executive order from Bill...
That would be an accurate clock if the GPS unit actually used it for time display, which I believe is not the case for most units. Victor Engel ... That would...
Dave, What a great simplified explanation and a great activity for the kiddos too. If it is ok with you, I suggest that Greg (geojewett) post it on the ...
By all means, feel free. I developed this demo/explanation for my wife to use at "Webelos Extreme Adventure Camp" last summer, and she taught it to about 120...
I don't know about your GPSr, but my Oregon 450 doesn't even have a menu choice to set the clock. The only time it has to show me is the one computed by the...
It has nothing to do with MY GPS unit. I didn't save where I read the information, but I'll cite it if I run into it again. It seems silly not to use the GPS...
And then there's 'bounce'; those times you're moving faster than the math/update (sometimes holding still is the best answer, but, looking at the results from...
Wow! That's an AWESOME explanation! Footnotes coach is a teacher, and he said that was EXACTLY the type of lesson he'd love to use in his classes (if he...
For the last 10 years of my life, I have this wonderful photo gallery of all my adventures and friendships. It's called geocaching.com. It's not just all the...
I may be late to the party on this update, as it was released back in November, but... There is a software update for Garmin Oregon 450. Looks like it speeds...
I do have a TB that would like to go to Poland ... England is along the way.How should we manage an exchange? I'm kinda trapped in Georgetown at least the next...
Jay - Thanks for the referral! I would love to post this to the website. Dave.. I wrote you personally on this before I saw this message. I am just catching...
February 23, 2013 08:30 AM : Basura Bash 2013 (GC44Y9Q) we will meet people from the city at 0830 and find the caches as we pick up trash... at his site they...
So yeah -- as Tygress noticed, and I failed to announce before doing so -- I will be trying to keep the website calendar up-to-date and it will remind me, upon...
It helps to forward the events -- nice reminder.Only critique is that you might have noted the Basura Bash is in San Antonio... helps when blasting through a...
My congrats to Charlie! Wish I could join everyone but its a tad too far! Hope the BBQ is fabulous and the celebration is fun! Cheers, Audra/Semik (Yes I still...
