Ya, but I want to see grandpa take the photo of her doing
the "screeming eagle" with a butterfly net while holding a microphone
in the other hand. I bet he has a few of those.
--- In tony baylis <> wrote:
> Using a old black rotary dial phone and a Walkman pro
> doesnt mean you are out touch, but that you are retro
> cool.
> Tony.
>
> --- Barb Beck <> wrote:
> > Hey you are talking to an old grandma (over 60). I
> > get as confused as heck
> > with all your tech talk about mics and recorders
> > etc.
> >
> > Anyway just checked with the GPS expert in the
> > family (beware he is an old
> > grandpa but teaches the stuff in a class for
> > foresters at the U of A)
> > Typically the error in the Z coordinate is 3 times
> > that in the xy
> > coordinates.
> >
> > He too remembers the averaging being on the waypoint
> > screen. Punch
> > average - let it go for quite a while - the longer
> > you wait the better your
> > number then punch mark waypoint. When we were doing
> > BBS routes we typically
> > let the thing run the full three minutes of the
> > survey then marked the
> > waypoint.
> >
> > Bet if you recheck your units you will get much
> > better numbers this way.
> >
> >
> > Barb
> >
> > PS I use an old black rotary dial phone and a
> > Walkman Pro cassette
> > recorder - so that means I am really out of touch.
> >
> > PPS If they put electronic maps in cars as somebody
> > mentioned does that mean
> > guys will LOOK AT THEM!! I just might spring for
> > that technology.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wild Sanctuary
> >
> > Sent: August 13, 2002 12:41 PM
> > To:
> > Subject: RE: [Nature Recordists] GPS for Documenting
> > recording data -
> > RFI
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Barb. Yup. Leaving them on until there is a
> > clear indication
> > of satellite reception and signal. Then onto the
> > programmes. I'll
> > check out the waypoint options (since I'm not too
> > tech literate).
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> >
> > Wild Sanctuary, Inc.
> > P. O. Box 536
> > Glen Ellen, California 95442-0536
> > Tel: (707) 996-6677
> > Fax: (707) 996-0280
> > http://www.wildsanctuary.com
> >
> > >Bernie
> > >
> > >Are you leaving them on long enough to pick up
> > satellites? Let them sit
> > >there several minutes before taking a reading. If
> > I can get more usually
> > up
> > >here at the north pole you should be able to do
> > better.
> > >
> > >If I had a unit here could tell you how to do the
> > averaging but they are up
> > >at the U. I think it is on the waypoint screen.
> > Where you get there it is
> > >easy to see - averaging is one of the options.
> > >
> > >Barb Beck
> > >Edmonton
> > >
> >
> >
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