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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
Satellite Lag, you need to be at a constant speed for a few seconds. |
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3rd Mar 2014 5:21 pm |
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Ben Twillie Member Since: 19 Feb 2012 Location: Home Posts: 120 |
The car only receives GPS signals, it doesn't transmit any signal to the satellites. Also GPS speed readout is only accurate if the car is travelling on level ground so not so good going up or down hills. The average car speedo is more than accurate enough for the job it has to do. Mine is within 2 or 3 MPH of a TOM TOM readout at 70 MPH and always reads greater than the GPS. |
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3rd Mar 2014 5:50 pm |
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Olly SD4 HSE Member Since: 15 Jan 2014 Location: Middle of a field Posts: 9 |
186,000 miles per second So it still takes some time to pick up the signal which creates inaccuracies over the distance from a satelitte in orbit. We can also discuss Doppler Effect if you wish Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Santorini Black called "Olly" my name is Mike! |
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3rd Mar 2014 6:35 pm |
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Kickstart Member Since: 10 Sep 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 31 |
If you wish, I can easily discuss Doppler effects. I am a licenced amateur radio astronomer with a particular interest in EME. That's a bit embarrassing isn't it? |
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3rd Mar 2014 6:49 pm |
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choccymonster Member Since: 27 Sep 2013 Location: Chichester, West Sussex Posts: 513 |
Hold on, hold on chaps......
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3rd Mar 2014 7:11 pm |
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Kickstart Member Since: 10 Sep 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 31 |
It's fine. I thought it was funny.
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3rd Mar 2014 7:24 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
I'd love to read a discussion on the 'doppler' effect and phaseshift please
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3rd Mar 2014 7:25 pm |
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Kickstart Member Since: 10 Sep 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 31 |
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3rd Mar 2014 7:26 pm |
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mikehzz Member Since: 04 Sep 2009 Location: Springwood Posts: 749 |
I've had around 25 cars and the speedo has read over on every one of them. I thought they were designed that way to be on the safe side. It also means your car "wears out" 5-10% quicker and your services come around 5-10% quicker as well so the manufacturer is quite happy about that. If the speedo is wrong then the odometer is wrong also. |
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3rd Mar 2014 7:53 pm |
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Olly SD4 HSE Member Since: 15 Jan 2014 Location: Middle of a field Posts: 9 |
No need for you to feel embarresed, radio communications has been a hobby of mine since 1981 firstly CB, then Ham VHF followed by Ham HF although mainly now SWL due to antenna restrictions in my house deeds because of my home being close to a major RAF base. However a homemade reduced G5RV still gives resonable pleasure. So without trying to pick an internet fight you as you will know as well as I the margins used in GPS and the quality in cheaper mobile units does not match military grade equipment. So in short I will go back to my original 98% accurate statement and now ammend that to 99% if it makes you happy. This is my last post on this topic as I can't really be bothered as it is not that important to me |
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4th Mar 2014 1:51 pm |
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Finn mc Missile Member Since: 08 Feb 2014 Location: Home Posts: 17 |
Not necessarily. If speedo is ment to show a little over by manufacturer, there's really no point to do that with odometer. I've checked this once on a long trip. My Volvo V40 speedo displayed almost on every speed +4kph. On a long trip from A to B, I checked the distance from Google maps and I also had a GPS with trip distance in my car (Magellan Sport Track) and the odometer discrepancy was only 0,7% (+6km) on over 900kms. Easy on road test to show if speedo error is done on purpose by manufacturer: Drive on a fairly flat road with cruise control on. (so that speed stays really steady) Reset average speed at on board computer and wait for a while until it calculates average speed again. So the ave reading should be exactly the same than on speedo? You might be surprised... not! Anyway, if speedo error reading bothers you, go for a larger diameter tyres. Just do some comparing with tyre size calculator (like this one) and look what happens to speed. For example, my last car before Freelander2 was Volvo V70, which has normally 225/50-17 tyres. I bought a new set, they were 215/55-17 and they are slightly higher. With new ones, speedo showed only +1kph. You get longer service intervals also! Anyway, sure there is differences between different manufacturers tyre diameters in same tyre size. So you might be really lucky or not so lucky, depending on your choice. BTW, my Landy's speedo is almost 100% correct with normal 235/65-17 Nokian spike tyres On spring I'll see what happens to speedo when summer Conti's go under the wagon... |
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4th Mar 2014 4:51 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
standard gps signal isnt very accurate . easily accurate enough for navigation etc but. in precision farming etc where you need accuracy down to 1 or 2 cm and repeatabilty constanty the gps signal has to be corrected against a base station (typically mounted on high barn etc etc).
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4th Mar 2014 5:12 pm |
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Kickstart Member Since: 10 Sep 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 31 |
You need to re read my post. In the spirit of the forum. Google then build a G5IJ, far more use to you as a SWL than a G5RV in a restricted space. Apologies to non Radio types. |
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4th Mar 2014 7:57 pm |
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EYorkshire Member Since: 18 Nov 2010 Location: (!) Posts: 4392 |
Here's an interesting 'doppler effect' question
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4th Mar 2014 8:32 pm |
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