> Ah, GPS hand held units have really changed Nick. Or perhaps evolved is a
> better word. If you've got the money, they've got them now that have a
> built in chart, topographic map, highway and local map system, and of
> course a compass. Not to mention other handy features like a navigation
> system to get you to the closest McDonalds or 7-11. And that's no joke!
> Idon't know of any GPS system that requires you to be moving in order to
> work.
I did acknowledge that charting GPS's are available. I think there are relatively inexpensive units with road maps, but I think that those with nautical charts suitable are more expensive. Even with a charting GPS, I would not depend solely on the resident chart for safe navigation. The display of a hand-held probably won't have enough detail to be reliable. I would still want a chart, if only for when the batteries die.
In order to get a direction reading with a GPS (unless it has a built-in Hall-effect compass) you need two points so it can do a little trig to calculate your course.
Messages In This Thread
- Mounting a compass
Robert Woodard -- 11/19/1998, 3:29 pm- Re: Mounting a compass
Andy Gere -- 11/30/1998, 3:35 pm- Re: Mounting a compass
Robert Woodard -- 11/30/1998, 5:20 pm- Re: Mounting a compass(pix, no kidding this time)
Andy Gere -- 12/2/1998, 1:48 am- Re: Mounting a compass(pix, no kidding this time)
Robert Woodard -- 12/2/1998, 5:35 pm
- Re: Mounting a compass (pix)
Andy Gere -- 12/2/1998, 1:41 am - Re: Mounting a compass(pix, no kidding this time)
- Re: Mounting a compass(pix, no kidding this time)
- Lighting a compass
Brian C. -- 11/23/1998, 2:51 pm- Re: Lighting a compass
Nolan Penney -- 11/24/1998, 8:46 am- Re: Lighting a compass
Paul Jacobson -- 11/23/1998, 6:18 pm- Re: Lighting a compass
Brian C. -- 11/23/1998, 6:52 pm- Lighting your way
Paul Jacobson -- 11/24/1998, 4:11 am- Re: Lighting a compass
Scotty -- 11/24/1998, 12:40 am - Re: Lighting a compass
- Lighting your way
- Re: Lighting a compass
Alex Sheridan -- 11/23/1998, 2:50 pm- never mind here it is thanks :)
Brian C. -- 11/24/1998, 5:09 pm- West Marine contact?
Brian C. -- 11/24/1998, 5:03 pm- battery pac
Brian C. -- 11/23/1998, 6:54 pm- Re: battery pac
Alex Sheridan -- 11/23/1998, 8:03 pm- Re: battery pac
Robert Woodard -- 11/23/1998, 7:37 pm- battery ballast
Brian C. -- 11/24/1998, 12:28 pm- Re: battery ballast
Robert Woodard -- 11/24/1998, 1:05 pm- Re: battery ballast
Brian C. -- 11/24/1998, 2:05 pm- Re: battery ballast
Robert Woodard -- 11/24/1998, 4:09 pm- is it a _sealed_ battery?
Brian C. -- 11/24/1998, 4:39 pm- Re: is it a _sealed_ battery?
Robert Woodard -- 11/24/1998, 4:47 pm
- Re: is it a _sealed_ battery?
- is it a _sealed_ battery?
- Re: battery ballast
- Re: battery ballast
- Re: battery ballast
- Re: battery pac
- West Marine contact?
- Re: Lighting a compass
- Re: Mounting a compass
Pete Ford -- 11/15/1998, 10:45 pm- Re: Mounting a compass
Wayne Bergman -- 11/16/1998, 6:39 pm- Re: Mounting a compass
Jerry Weinraub -- 11/17/1998, 7:47 am- Re: Mounting a compass
Scotty -- 11/19/1998, 1:33 am
- Hamilton contact info
Pete Ford -- 11/16/1998, 7:57 pm - Re: Mounting a compass
- Re: Mounting a compass
Jon Young -- 11/16/1998, 4:29 pm- Re: Posting a picture
Don Varnau -- 11/16/1998, 11:21 pm
- Re: Mounting a compass
Robert Woodard -- 11/16/1998, 1:30 pm- Re: Mounting a compass
John Lange -- 11/16/1998, 2:16 pm- Re: Mounting a compass
Pete Ford -- 11/16/1998, 1:41 pm - Re: Mounting a compass
- Re: Mounting a compass
Nick Schade -- 11/16/1998, 1:04 pm - Re: Mounting a compass
- Re: Mounting a compass
Paul Jacobson -- 11/15/1998, 2:57 am- Re: Mounting a compass
Nick Schade -- 11/18/1998, 9:05 am- Re: Mounting a compass
Nolan Penney -- 11/19/1998, 6:24 am- Re: Mounting a compass
Nick Schade -- 11/19/1998, 9:46 am
- Compass vs GPS
Jon K. -- 11/18/1998, 11:11 am- Re: Compass vs GPS
Nick Schade -- 11/19/1998, 10:22 am
- Re: Mounting a compass
- Re: Mounting a compass
Robert Woodard -- 11/15/1998, 3:49 pm- Re: GPS vs Compass
Don Beale -- 11/16/1998, 12:20 am- Re: GPS vs Compass
Nolan Penney -- 11/16/1998, 11:06 am- Re: GPS vs Compass
Bruce Moulton -- 11/15/1998, 9:08 pm - Re: GPS vs Compass
- Re: Mounting a compass
- Re: Mounting a compass
- Re: Mounting a compass