Double your pleasure: a new satellite positioning receiver for surveying combines GPS with the Russian GLONASS
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Land surveying techniques have been developed that can be used to combine GPS with the Russian GLONASS navigation system. Future use of these receivers in ship navigation is discussed. Ashtech, a Sunnyvale, CA-based company has developed the receiver for both systems.
Publication Name: Yachting
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0043-9940
Year: 1996
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Stopping the flood
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Loose hose clamps, poor hull fittings, a broken bilge-pump switch and other factors can cause result in flooding, so a flood protection system is a good idea. A bilge-pump system backup that includes a second float switch is described.
Publication Name: Yachting
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0043-9940
Year: 1996
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Northstar 962
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The $10,195 Northstar 962 electronic navigator display unit plots sea charts in graphic detail, updating new information on a weekly basis. The system uses a lot of power.
Publication Name: Yachting
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 0043-9940
Year: 2001
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