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Old 04-25-18, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by noglider
@Iride01 makes many good points. It helps a lot to understand at least a little of how this stuff works. That way, your expectations will be reasonable. Jeez, those satellites are very high, and the signals we receive from them are very weak, and I assume the math the units use to calculate position is tricky. We have to expect some errors. That the system works as well as it does is a miracle to me. Some people see electronics as magical and therefore expect perfection.
Agreed. But I'm not talking about small errors. I'm talking about a unit that tells me to turn left when the route is supposed to go right.

Thanks for the input, everyone!
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