Re: GPS Units and Railfans

[steam4me@enternet.com.au (Yuri J Sos)]

"John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com> wrote, and I selectively quote:

>Are there any railfans out there using a GPS (Global Positioning System)
>unit to record train journeys, station locations on existing and closed
>lines, great line side photo locations, etc.?

The current issue of "Silicon Chip" has a Y2K article in which they
state that some GPS units will have a "y2k" problem on 21 August 1999.
Apparently GPS satellites only count from 0 to 1023 and on 22.8.99
they will be broadcasting that it is week 0:  the same sort of issues
that afflict PCs may afflict GPS receivers.


Regards

Yuri
-- 
==================================
Yuri J Sos
Melbourne VIC AUS

Reply to: steam4me@enternet.com.au

Web site at http://people.enternet.com.au/~steam4me
Visit Steam Media Productions' site at http://people.connect.net.au/~steam
Latest production "1997 - The Victorian Year in Steam" now available
==================================