How many degrees on compass?
Submitted: Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 17:29
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OldMike2
The compass on my Navman GPS appears to have 256 degrees in a full circle. I thought a compass had 360 degrees on it.
If travelling north it shows 0 degrees.
If I deviate a bit to the left it reads 255 degrees.
If I head south it reads 128 degrees.
Now I am sure somebody knows the answer, but I don't.
Regards
Mike
Reply By: Member - Tony B (QLD) - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 17:36
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 17:36
OldMike. I SUGGEST YOU MIGHT HAVE STARTED THE EVENING DRINKS A BIT EARLY TODAY ;-). Either that or your GPS is not picking up enough satalites, or you are not moving enough for it to work out which direction you are travelling. Cheers Tony
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Reply By: darrell.QLD - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 17:48
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 17:48
Are you anywhere near
BATHURST?????????????????????
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Reply By: VH-GU4 - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 18:06
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 18:06
Most definetly is 360 degrees in a compass. Some thing is not wright with your GPS. Does it do this all the time or part time?
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Reply By: Member - Fred G (NSW) - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 18:14
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 18:14
Oh dear...looks like your compass has lost some degrees LOL
Check on Ebay, they usually have some cheap ones on there
ROTFLMAO
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Reply By: equinox - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 18:59
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 18:59
Just multiply your bearing by 1.40625
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Reply By: Notso - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 19:35
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 19:35
Maybe degrees have depreciated as
well as our dollar??
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Reply By: Willem - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 19:35
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 19:35
Mike
I can't believe you asked that question ...hahahaha
Your Navman is Dead, Kaput, Finis, Passed away. Bin it and buy a new one.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 19:58
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 19:58
Willem
What would you expect from a navman, it don't even earn a capitiol letter for the name.....lol
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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 14:40
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 14:40
"Your Navman is Dead, Kaput, Finis, Passed away. Bin it and buy a new one."
LOL!
Bereft of life! If you hadn't stuck it to the windscreen, it'd be pushing up f***ing daisies!!!
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Reply By: OldMike2 - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 20:49
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 20:49
Well, now that youve all had a good laugh, let me explain a bit.
The unit can"see" 12 satellites; It can tell we a re going N,S,W,E.
But when you go to the GPS detail page, it shows latitude and longitude OK; just the heading in degrees is strange.
It follows the Sensis maps OK (as far as they are ok) and finds my way around strange urban areas. I don't need it in the bush much as it is hard to get lost there.
So, it is not a compass as such, just a heading.
Oh
well; just follow the sun then,
Regards
Mike
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Follow Up By: equinox - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 22:16
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 22:16
Mike,
I think it is displaying in units of "binary radians".
Is there a setting that you can change the units from "binary radians" to "degrees"?
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Frank_Troopy - Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:18
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:18
Mike,
I reckon that Equinox is right on the money. The binary radian system is designed such that the full circle can be represented in one byte, thus a maximum of 256. This is the number of binary radians in a full circle.
As is usually the case with this
forum, the answer is normally there somewhere if ones prepared to ignore all the rubbish.
Cheers Frank.
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Reply By: Robnicko - Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 22:05
Monday, Oct 13, 2008 at 22:05
Mike,
Well I guess it wont work on roundabouts.
Rob
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Reply By: KennyBWilson - Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 08:15
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 08:15
it must be set for magnetic north and not true north..... hahaha
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Reply By: Ray - Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 08:47
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 08:47
Wasn't it all changed when we went metric?????
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Reply By: beelzebug - Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:42
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:42
All of this frivolity, is it really helping this poor chap?
Maybe I should cancel my non-existent
membership to this site.
LOL
beelzebug
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Reply By: Boobook2 - Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:15
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 11:15
Sounds like a bug
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 13:50
Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008 at 13:50
Are you currently in the Bermuda Triangle?? Michael
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