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Old May 1st 08, 12:47 AM posted to sci.geo.satellite-nav,rec.aviation.soaring,alt.satellite.gps
Sarah Anderson[_2_]
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Pat Russell wrote:
Why, oh why, after recognizing the need to advance the state of the
art of Search and Rescue, after going to all the trouble and expense
of designing a clever low-cost device that can communicate with two
separate satellite services and the 911 infrastructure, after going to
all the trouble of determining an accurate fix in three dimensions,
WHY DOES IT REPORT ONLY TWO OF THEM?


Because there's two kinds of people, pilots and ... no, I won't
go there.

Because there's 10 kinds of people, those who understand binary
and those who don't

/ticheek

Sarah