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From: george@wombat.UUCP (George Scolaro)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: GPS satellites
Keywords: GPS
Message-ID: <303@wombat.UUCP>
Date: 3 Apr 89 21:20:05 GMT
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A company called Magellan in the L.A. area is about to release a handheld
GPS receiver. The unit is totally portable, fairly accurate (from the glossy)
and looks like the ideal gadget I have been waiting several years for. It is
cheap enough < $3000 and water proof (more importantly to me, dust proof). I
like getting lost in the great aussie outdoors (ie out back of beyond), but I
equally as much like to find my way back to water/food/diesel (hope its
reliable!).

Does anyone out there know what the current status of gps satellites is?
i.e. how many are up, and what is the estimated schedule for more to go up?
Currently there appears to be around 12 hour coverage most places that count
(to me anyway).

George Scolaro
george@wombat.UUCP
(try {pyramid|sun|vsi1|killer} !daver!wombat!george)