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Cell phone time, dip at beach!
From: Mike Burkes
Date: 2005 Apr 10, 07:37 -0700
From: Mike Burkes
Date: 2005 Apr 10, 07:37 -0700
HI folks! I have a few commments and questions I wish to post to
List:
1.For a while I was unable to obtain precise time therefore used cell phone
time in order to make a few sun shots at beach and lo and behold time was in
synch with subsequent recovered precise time! If anyone has feedback as to how
cell phone time is determined I would be interested! Also thought I would pass
this info along since I now know cellular time to be an excellent back-up!
2.Dip at beach: This issue may have been batted around the List before but
is there a prescribed method of determining height of eye for dip correction at
beach? I would venture a guess if elevation is known at that precise spot that
would be one way but I try to get as close as possible to water in order to
minimize eye height.
Thanks much your responses will be much appreciated!
Mike Burkes
