+georgeandmary Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 http://www.fresnobee.com/lifestyle/story/7084135p-8017153c.html george Wanna go for a ride? Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 quote:The first step is to input the cache coordinates into the GPS receiver. The electronic device beams radio waves to satellites and through triangulation figures out the geocacher's location. Then the unit becomes an electronic guide, displaying how far away the cache is in miles and in what direction it lies. Wow, you learn something new every day! http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 ------------------------------------------------ QUOTE--"Geocaching is like a Sunday drive with structure," ------------------------------------------------ I like that. Nice article. Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 "The more expensive, generally the more precise. For geocaching, says Nehring, a $100 receiver works just fine." My $100 315 worked just as good as my $300 MeriPlat does... Quote Link to comment
+cachew nut Posted July 9, 2003 Share Posted July 9, 2003 quote:A class of sixth-graders from Reno had buried a 5-gallon bucket filled with books in the desert. Quote Link to comment
+team travel pig Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 yikes... <The electronic device beams radio waves to satellites and through triangulation> Not true on the radio waves OR the triangulation. <The more expensive, generally the more precise.> not true either - according to a local GPS expert who makes his living using them to do aerial maps and surveying with them... unless you're talking the $12,000 unit that has access to an additional satellite system... ___________________________________ who's got the pig? Quote Link to comment
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