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Re: Digital Sextant
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2002 Apr 2, 09:29 -0800
From: Dan Allen
Date: 2002 Apr 2, 09:29 -0800
I use sextants because I enjoy them AND because I want to be self-sufficient. Yes, I have had one of my Garmin's die on me, and the same thing could happen to a digital sextant. But there are so many other systems in GPS that have been largely reliable but which could fail and then where would you be? A digital sextant as I envision it would be completely independent of SW radio, WWV, the GPS constellation of satellites, the internet... This is what the US Navy's proposal is also after -- a redundant separate system. Dan -----Original Message----- From: Navigation Mailing List [mailto:NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM]On Behalf Of Rodney Myrvaagnes Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:32 AM To: NAVIGATION-L@LISTSERV.WEBKAHUNA.COM Subject: Re: Digital Sextant I don't think technology is the issue. Where is the market? Don't most people use sextants either because they enjoy it or they don't trust electronics?
