<DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Pretty interesting looking at the speed and altitude graphs on APRS.FI as well...</FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">73,</FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Mike</FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">WM4B </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 10:18 AM, Stephen H. Smith wrote:</FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"> <FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3">I started seeing this late last night Eastern Std       Time, but it's getting more severe.    Wierd branches of the track       line of K6RPT-12.     You can see them here: </FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">     <FONT COLOR="#3333FF"><A HREF="http://wa8lmf.net/map" TARGET="_blank"><U><http://wa8lmf.net/map></U></A></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">When you see the color-coded-by-altitude path here: </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">    <FONT COLOR="#3333FF"><A HREF="http://wa8lmf.net/livetrack" TARGET="_blank"><U><http://wa8lmf.net/livetrack></U></A></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">it's more obvious what's happening.  The GPS receiver onboard is       shutting down momentarily or resetting, causing the position fix       to "hiccup" as it restarts.  Additionally, it apparently is coming       back up in 2D mode, causing the apparent altitude to drop to zero       before recovering to a 3D fix with the 100,000 ft altitude       reading.  </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">(The track line is black for reported altitudes below about 10,000       feet, while the normal 100,000 foot level yields an orange-to-yellow       line.) </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">___________________________________<FONT FACE="Arial"></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Verdana" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">-- </FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Stephen H. Smith    wa8lmf (at) aol.com </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Skype:        WA8LMF </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">Home Page:          <FONT COLOR="#3333FF"><A HREF="http://wa8lmf.net" TARGET="_blank"><U>http://wa8lmf.net</U></A></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0"><br></FONT><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">High Performance Sound Systems for Soundcard Apps </FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">   <FONT COLOR="#3333FF"><A HREF="http://wa8lmf.net/ham/imic.htm" TARGET="_blank"><U>http://wa8lmf.net/ham/imic.htm</U></A></FONT></FONT></DIV><DIV ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" LETTERSPACING="0" KERNING="0">   <FONT COLOR="#3333FF"><A HREF="http://wa8lmf.net/ham/uca202.htm" TARGET="_blank"><U>http://wa8lmf.net/ham/uca202.htm<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