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RE: GPS as a speedometer

To: "'Ron Hamilton'" <fj201@cox.net>, <leehinger@verizon.net>
Subject: RE: GPS as a speedometer
From: "Victor Laury" <vlaury@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:35:32 -0700
>>Of course there is some error since you are not traveling in a
straight line with the road curves.

>>No error there. The GPS plots time and speed relative to all the
positions of the satellites being monitored.

I've been using a cheap garmin plain jane (no maps) for my runs, as my
speedo is so-very-f'n-off (whatta what? Super Low rear gear and small
tires). The speedo function is good, but the ave. speed, max speed, run
time, idle time functions make it way cool.

Victor Laury
Downtown Los Angeles
70 SRL Roadster
70 PL521
71 PL521
72 240Z 
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