+benjamin921 Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 Rino Update 3.10 Minor display adjustments on Radio Setup and Tone Setup. Fixed problem with potential lockup occurring in GMRS mode in version 3.00. Quote Link to comment
+flir~girl Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 Thanks for the heads up. f~g P.S. anyone else having a problem downloading? or is everyone just trying at the same time? [This message was edited by flir~girl (Team WYSIWYG) on April 17, 2003 at 02:05 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+NimravusHSSR Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 I kept the old software because of the 10 second position reporting. The new 3.10 update now only allows position reporting every 30 seconds. http://www.candlepowerforums.com Quote Link to comment
Alphawolf Posted April 17, 2003 Share Posted April 17, 2003 quote:I kept the old software because of the 10 second position reporting. The new 3.10 update now only allows position reporting every 30 seconds. Huh? I am curious what real difference this makes. If my buddie is walking South at 3 mph and I am walking North at 3 mph, the distance we spread apart in 20 seconds is only 88 ft(If I did the math right). That is the difference between a 10 sec. update and a 30 sec. update. Why does this matter over the other improvements the software upgrade offer? I am not trying to nit-pick here, I really am curious. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last" Quote Link to comment
+Cadence Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 SurefireM6, Please update your software to comply with the new FCC ruling - 30 second position reporting. Wouldn't want anyone to get in trouble, it really doesn't make that much of a difference and it's easier to be compliant than nervous. JMHO Quote Link to comment
spyder40 Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 Anybody figure out what the changes are? I updated one of my Rino 120's and can't see the differences on either screen. Quote Link to comment
+benjamin921 Posted April 18, 2003 Author Share Posted April 18, 2003 quote:Originally posted by spyder40:Anybody figure out what the changes are? I updated one of my Rino 120's and can't see the differences on either screen. When you power up the Rino, the first screen is the radio screen. As far as I can tell the tone list is on a seperate page and the polling feature is on the radio set up screen. Quote Link to comment
spyder40 Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 benjamin921, I'm comparing the one I upgraded to 3.1 to the other one that's got 3.0 and don't see any difference. Quote Link to comment
+benjamin921 Posted April 18, 2003 Author Share Posted April 18, 2003 quote:Originally posted by spyder40:benjamin921, I'm comparing the one I upgraded to 3.1 to the other one that's got 3.0 and don't see any difference. Ah. You know what? I didn't have the 3.0 updated on my Rino. I missed updating that when I sent it in for the tech bulletin. Quote Link to comment
+Pudman Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 still no noticable difference in 3.0 & 3.10 that I can see *edited due to thick fingers [This message was edited by Pudman&Pookie2 on April 18, 2003 at 02:14 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+NimravusHSSR Posted April 18, 2003 Share Posted April 18, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Alphawolf: quote:I kept the old software because of the 10 second position reporting. The new 3.10 update now only allows position reporting every 30 seconds. Huh? I am curious what real difference this makes. If my buddie is walking South at 3 mph and I am walking North at 3 mph, the distance we spread apart in 20 seconds is only 88 ft(If I did the math right). That is the difference between a 10 sec. update and a 30 sec. update. Why does this matter over the other improvements the software upgrade offer? I am not trying to nit-pick here, I really am curious. "Never take a sunset for granted. Stop what you are doing and enjoy it. You never know when it may be your last" It's a real pain transfering Waypoints on the road at 30 seconds each. And when your cycling, your traveling more like 20+ mph. http://www.candlepowerforums.com Quote Link to comment
+st_richardson Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 quote:Originally posted by SurefireM6:I kept the old software because of the 10 second position reporting. The new 3.10 update now only allows position reporting every 30 seconds. http://www.candlepowerforums.com It's my understanding that you're legally not suppose to send position data more than every 30 secs now. (How would anyone know?) I went ahead and updated for the new polling feature. The polling feature is perhaps one of the coolest features yet! I can locate my kids even if they don't respond! Quote Link to comment
+aka Monkey Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 <vent> Feh. The FCC could care less whether you're transmitting that every 10 or 30 seconds. I think the chances of them ever checking for that in the real world are about as great as my butt sprouting flowers. I lump the GMRS licensing into that too. If you're not being an ***, I can't imagine they'd ever take the time to try and track you down and check whether you have a license. They're so horribly underfunded, they really don't have anything better to do right now than sell out to Big Business and repeal the laws restricting ownership of media outlets. That being said, I don't condone breaking the law. <vent> Quote Link to comment
+NimravusHSSR Posted April 19, 2003 Share Posted April 19, 2003 The FCC is a joke. Thier inability and unwillingness to enforce FCC Regulations makes it most unfair to Law Abiding Radio users. My take on FCC regulations is that if they want us to take it seriously, then they need to step up to the plate and enforce the laws. My reasoning: By not enforcing the laws, it makes such a burden on the people who do that it's not worth it. I get a license for $85, for what? I still get a punk kid without a license cussing at me and there isn't a darn thing I can do about it. Because the FCC allows manufactures to produce cheap bubble pack radios and allows the sale of them without obtaining a license first. Where does my money go? $85 every 5 years and I get no enforcement in return. Kind of like paying Homeowner's Association dues and getting no enforcement at all. Your neighbor parks his RV and has overgrown grass. Like most, I don't condone breaking the law but don't make it harder on us law abiding people. At least require a license before purchasing GMRS, BRS etc radios. Easy thing to do. Tack on $85 and have us fill out a form so the dealer/business selling the radio can fax it in. Sorry for the rambling. http://www.candlepowerforums.com Quote Link to comment
+benjamin921 Posted April 19, 2003 Author Share Posted April 19, 2003 Oh but they do. I doubt that they would do this with GMRS. Quote Link to comment
+NimravusHSSR Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 That's just a few out of hundreds of thousands of radio pirates. The odds of getting one of those letters is one in a million. And most are warnings. The FCC should confiscate equipment and assess a small fine on the first offense. That page shows my point. The FCC is a joke. Again, sorry for the bitterness but after years of seeing GMRS break down like CB did I'm saddened. http://www.candlepowerforums.com Quote Link to comment
+NimravusHSSR Posted April 20, 2003 Share Posted April 20, 2003 quote:Originally posted by SurefireM6:That's just a few out of hundreds of thousands of radio pirates. The odds of getting one of those letters is one in a million. And most are warnings. "Issuance by the FCC of a Warning Notice indicates that the FCC has what it believes to be reliable evidence of possible rules infractions and not necessarily that the recipient has violated FCC rules." What it beleives to be reliable evidence....hmm maybe a tip? hardly evidence or investigating there. The FCC should confiscate equipment and assess a small fine on the first offense. That page shows my point. The FCC is a joke. Again, sorry for the bitterness but after years of seeing GMRS break down like CB did I'm saddened. http://www.candlepowerforums.com http://www.candlepowerforums.com Quote Link to comment
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