But the very close position (~30 ft) was correct, right? I'm not sure what's going on here. The calculation itself is fairly simple. Seems more likely that it's a decoding problem.
Scott Fred Hillhouse wrote: > > > Hi Scott, > > I will see what I can capture. It will take a few days to get it. At the > moment, PNRDVL is off the air for some testing on another system. It > will return on Friday evening. > > The distance on the GPS always appears correct. And the waypoint is > always where it should be. > > On the LCD, the distance appears to be consistently much longer when the > distance is short. How short I don't know. I will have to do some more > data gathering and forward it. > > Best regards, > Fred > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > *On Behalf Of *Scott Miller > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2009 21:36 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [tracker2] Distance calculations > > > > Hmmm. Is the reported distance consistent? Can you send me an example > of a raw packet that it's reporting incorrectly? > > Scott > > Fred Hillhouse wrote: > > > > > > HI Scott, > > > > That is correct. > > > > Best regards, > > Fred > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > *From:* [email protected] > <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>] > > *On Behalf Of *Scott Miller > > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 15, 2009 00:24 > > *To:* [email protected] <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com> > > *Subject:* Re: [tracker2] Distance calculations > > > > > > > > Is that showing 4 miles on the LCD and 0.27 miles on the GPS? > > > > Scott > > > > Fred Hillhouse wrote: > > > > > > [Attachment(s) <#TopText> from Fred Hillhouse included below] > > > > > > Hi Scott, > > > > > > I noticed a slight distance discrepancy the other day and > > captured a photo. > > > Or I have a incorrect setting. I am good with either option. It > > looks like > > > the range calculations are okay when the distance is close but > > not when it > > > is further way. I have seen this several times. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Fred > > > > > > > > > > > >
