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Legend "C" max speed problem
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| mab992@post.com 2005-09-23, 5:48 pm |
| I have the exrex legend C and when I take a
trip or walk i've noticed that the maximum
speed is always out of range.
For example yesterday I took a walk along the
ocean front and when I was done the max speed
was 19.1 mph. I know that I did not go over
5 or 5.2 mph.
A week ago I took a long ride in the car to
test the device. It was about 160 miles and
when I was done it said my max speed was 191 mph???
My car isn't capable of that kind of speed.
At first I thought that maybe it was because
I move the gps unit in the car while the car
was moving and it was a "multiplier" effect.
But that is not so.
Now I think it's because the signal was lost
and when it regained the signal it never tracked
how long the signal was lost and thinks I covered
that distance instantaneously and calculated max
speed based on that. Dittow with when I used it
walking.
Has anyone ever noticed this about the legend?
Thanks
MB
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| Top Poster 2005-09-23, 5:48 pm |
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<mab992@post.com> wrote in message
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>I have the exrex legend C and when I take a
> trip or walk i've noticed that the maximum
> speed is always out of range.
>
> For example yesterday I took a walk along the
> ocean front and when I was done the max speed
> was 19.1 mph. I know that I did not go over
> 5 or 5.2 mph.
>
> A week ago I took a long ride in the car to
> test the device. It was about 160 miles and
> when I was done it said my max speed was 191 mph???
> My car isn't capable of that kind of speed.
>
> At first I thought that maybe it was because
> I move the gps unit in the car while the car
> was moving and it was a "multiplier" effect.
> But that is not so.
>
> Now I think it's because the signal was lost
> and when it regained the signal it never tracked
> how long the signal was lost and thinks I covered
> that distance instantaneously and calculated max
> speed based on that. Dittow with when I used it
> walking.
>
> Has anyone ever noticed this about the legend?
All GPS's do that if they lose signal for a few seconds. I noticed that
when I bought the suction-cup windshield mount the problem went away. When
I am walking in heavily forested areas, it happens occasionally. The eTrex
legend series GPS's have no glitches.
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| mab992@post.com <mab992@post.com> wrote:
>I have the exrex legend C and when I take a
>trip or walk i've noticed that the maximum
>speed is always out of range.
>Has anyone ever noticed this about the legend?
Yes. We took a train trip recently and the max speed
given was a speed way beyond what your typical Amtrak
train travels at. I was kinda disappointed because at
one time in the middle of the night it seemed like we
were really haulin' (but not *that* fast).
--
Joel Plutchak "If you got the grits, serve 'em!" - Stanley Crouch
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| Leif Neland 2005-09-23, 5:48 pm |
| Joel wrote:
> mab992@post.com <mab992@post.com> wrote:
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> Yes. We took a train trip recently and the max speed
> given was a speed way beyond what your typical Amtrak
> train travels at. I was kinda disappointed because at
> one time in the middle of the night it seemed like we
> were really haulin' (but not *that* fast).
Went riding horseback in the forest. Average speed was 653 km/h....
But I had the GPS-V in my pocket, so it's excusable.
Leif
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