Re: Accuracy of converting semicircles to degrees

From: Gene S. Berkowitz (first.last_at_comcast.net)
Date: 11/29/04


Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 00:00:02 -0500

In article <41AA35A7.3E9F@telus.net>, Ted_Espamless@telus.net says...
> Dale Andrews wrote:
>
> > accuracy is VERY good. It is the difference between 30 years and 30
> > years plus 1 second.
>
> Or almost TWOmm in the distance from LAX to JFK. How can we possibly
> condone such GROSS inacuracy in our hand-held GPSRs? ;-)
>
> Ted

I corrected it by taking a millimeter off each end of my handheld with a
dremel tool.

--Gene



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