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Re: [at-l] Re: at-l-digest V1 #734
- Subject: Re: [at-l] Re: at-l-digest V1 #734
- From: "Time-Maker - Ern Grover" <ern@tick-tock.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 12:30:04 -0700
Mechanically, the altimeter gearing hits the stop, and that's the end of
your reading. If you shock the movement, it can jam. When you return to
altitudes within range, everything returns to normal.
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> From: Ekkillam@aol.com
> To: at-l@saffron.hack.net
> Subject: [at-l] Re: at-l-digest V1 #734
> Date: Saturday, June 13, 1998 9:03 AM
>
> Earl writes:
>
> I seem to remember a recent discussion about wristwatches with an
> altimeter function, but I can't find the messages in my email folder.
> I was considering one of the Casio models, and they show an altitude
range
> of up to 13,120 feet MSL. What happens if you take it higher? Is the
> watch ruined? Does it "get lost" and show erroneous data when you come
> back down? Or perhaps just "peg out" until you come back down?
>
> > I use the Avocet altimeter which also has a barometer for gauging the
> weather - and it's also a watch! It can handle altitudes far beyone
13,120
> and is very easy to adjust and use. I recommend checking you topo maps
and
> "resetting" it every now and then at known altitudes as it (and any
altimeter)
> can be off by a 200 feet or so due to weather and other changes. Price
is a
> little over $100 - got mine on sale from LL Bean.
>
> Ed
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