Re: GPS?

From: Jim Miller (jim76712@swbell.net)
Date: Mon Oct 09 2000 - 22:45:50 EDT


> Hi, GPSers
>
> I recently read of a company putting a speedometer gauge
> plus a tach readout and other info. using a GPS signal as
> its input. Big plus is an accurate speedometer independent
> of axle ratio and tire size. TRUE AS FOR SPEED but not engine rpm and
> very accurate. Most read tenths of a mph.
>
> What, if anything, is needed to pick up GPS signals
> in an auto.? The GPS units usually have a built in antenna and must
> be mounted on the dash so it can have a clear view out ot the
> windshield. It must see the sky because it is picking up signals from
> several sattelites (not the Plymouth variety, haha). Some types may
> have an external antenna that can mount remotely like the ones some
> semis have on top of them.
>

Jim in Waco.

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