Re: Not Too Bad

On Mar 22, 6:31 pm, russo...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Matthew T. Russotto)
wrote:

Which is why I mentioned multipath. When you've got a ridge or a bunch
of buildings or some other feature which reflects the satellite
signals, the GPS can compute a location that is far outside the
expected error limits. You can be travelling along a road or path and
see your position jump by quite a bit, as your GPS locks onto either
the direct or the reflected signal.

Oh, *that* multipath! Yeah; I apparently traveled to the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan one day at ~1400 mph while traveling the 25
miles from Manitowoc to Sheboygan. Damn, I had no idea my Jeep was
that much faster than the BMW! But it does explain something about
some particular 'repressed memories' ...
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)

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