Using GPS
By Conrad Dixon
112 pp. 2nd edition. 10 halftones, 16 diagrams. 1999. Paperback. $16.50
ISBN 1 57409 059 3
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The Global Positioning System (GPS) is the first worldwide, 24-hour, all-weather navigation system. Now available at an affordable price, it has become the chief method of navigation for many boats.
This newly updates second edition of author Conrad Dixon's popular guide will help owners get the most from their GPS sets, and will enable them to make full use of the facilities available, whether simply position-fixing and course-setting or interfacing with radar, Loran, autopilots, knotmeters, chart plotters, or video sounders. Dixon explains how to use and interpret received data, as well as how to test for accuracy and make necessary corrections. He also explains what to look for when buying a set.
“A great book for a beginner as well as the veteran…should be part of every boating library.” —Sea
“All in all, this is a well-detailed, professional and much-improved second edition. Be sure to read it and take Marine Electronics before buying your unit.” —The ENSIGN
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Contents:
- How GPS Works
- GPS Sets and Their Installation
- Start-Up and Early Problems
- Status and Position
- Going Places
- The Waypoint Directory: Making and Using a Route
- Cross Track Error and the Course to Steer
- Loran-C Backup and Fishfinder Use
- Desirable Optional Extras
- Faults, Accuracy and Other Uses of GPS
About the Author:
Conrad Dixon has been sailing for over 40 years, and is a qualified yachtmaster as well as the author of 12 books. He writes during winters and spends his summers cruising the coasts of Europe in his ketch WAVENEY HARRIER.