I sure agree with the cell coverage. It ends just out of Prince George, apparently is another carrier (Telus?) where you are and so is not available to me, and next coverage is Jasper! Just as bad to the west..
I did pick up a 62st which arrived today, and I'm curious as to how it will make out, and how well it calibrates. Things have really grown up over old logging areas so any idea of triangulation is now out of the question. And it's about time I learned some new stuff! I wasn't too thrilled about the warning not to be standing anywhere near metallic objects when calibrating the compass since I figured it would use GPS for that. The puzzle is that while being close to a strong magnet does affect readings by a few degrees, deflections are nothing like a regular compass which deflects widely. I'm curious now about phone GPS and compass apps and if the phone compasses react to magnetic fields. It'll be interesting to compare compass and GPS compass readings close to the magnetite deposit. My curiosity is about where this technology works and where it doesn't.
I did pick up a 62st which arrived today, and I'm curious as to how it will make out, and how well it calibrates. Things have really grown up over old logging areas so any idea of triangulation is now out of the question. And it's about time I learned some new stuff! I wasn't too thrilled about the warning not to be standing anywhere near metallic objects when calibrating the compass since I figured it would use GPS for that. The puzzle is that while being close to a strong magnet does affect readings by a few degrees, deflections are nothing like a regular compass which deflects widely. I'm curious now about phone GPS and compass apps and if the phone compasses react to magnetic fields. It'll be interesting to compare compass and GPS compass readings close to the magnetite deposit. My curiosity is about where this technology works and where it doesn't.