[Xastir-dev] Position accuracy

[Curt Mills, WE7U]

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003, Jack Twilley wrote:

> Curt> Switch to compressed positions and you get better accuracy.
> 
> I think you might be missing my point.
> 
> I don't care about the precision of what goes over the air.
> 
> What do I care about is the precision of my station's configured
> location.
> 
> They are separate things, for sure.

So... If you have a more precise position than what you can send over
the air, of what use is it?

The compressed positions give you an accuracy of 1 foot world-wide as
I recall.  I can't imaging needing anything better than that for any
APRS use.

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