GPS for range testing radio devices?

larwe · 2007-11-13T16:38:45+00:00

I often need to do range tests on short-range radio devices from 500to at most about 25,000 feet separation. A clear line of sight forlaser rangefinding is not always possible. Measuring the range using aGPS is simple enough; just set a waypoint at the fixed end, tell theGPS "navigate to that waypoint" then walk away with the other end ofthe link.However, is there an off-the-shelf GPS receiver that will show thesesorts of distances *in feet*?Most handheld devices show a limited number of digits onscreen, so theaccuracy drops as you move away: it will quote the range in feet up toperhaps 500 feet, then switch to fractions of a mile.While money isn't exactly an important factor, I'd like to keep itunder US$1k.Thanks for any advice.

Nov 13, 2007 20 Replies

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Martin Griffith 18 years ago

Probably not relevant/ silly idea :-( but are there any plugins for google earth that could help you?

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