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Re: A Sextant For The 21St Century
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2007 Nov 15, 16:51 -0800
From: Lu Abel
Date: 2007 Nov 15, 16:51 -0800
Gee, why not a GPS set to, to confirm the reduction??? Greg Rudzinski wrote: > 21st Century Sextant Specs: > > 1. Blue tooth sensors on the micrometer drum sending to a laptop with > barometer, thermometer, chronometer, chart plotter, and celestial > functions. > > 2. Carbon fiber frame. > > 3. Titanium arc. > > 4. Ergonomic adjustable grip. > > 5. Variable 1.5 to 6x42mm flat field nitrogen filled scope with > fluxgate compass. > > This model would plot instantaneous LOP,s on a laptop with the press > of a button on the micrometer drum. > > Better yet would be a blue tooth micrometer drum pick-up add on for > older sextants. GPS is blue toothed why not a sextant? > > Greg Rudzinski > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---