In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Nate Williams writes:
: Cool. I was under the impression that the cheap NMEA signals only gave
: 2-5sec accuracy given the 2400 baud speed issues.
If you have a PPS signal, then you can get fairly close even if the
inforation about the PPS signal comes in at 2400 baud. If you have no
PPS signal (eg a DTR or DSR that pulses once a second), then you are
SOL for anything better than a few seconds.
: > Don't know a thing about the Garmin 12XL to know for sure about
: > how it operates.
:
: It just a standard 'cheap' GPS.
My only GPS experience is with Motorola OnCore receivers.
Warner
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