[ARDF] GPS on course?

[Vadim Afonkin (Comcast)]

Kenneth,

I used GPS - Garmin solely to record the path and time. Garmin ForeRunner
201 is very small, attached to the top of the shoulder, and  does not have
map capability and cannot be used for navigation purposes.

I think using some models of GPS(with limited capabilities) is good idea for
further analisys, and if you want to improve your skills. As long as they do
not help you to navigate and pretty much working as a stopwatch and record
your course.

Vadim Afonkin
M21

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker at kenharker.com>
To: <ardf at kkn.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 2:54 PM
Subject: [ARDF] GPS on course?


>      The rules for the 2005 IARU R2 meet included a rule: "The use of GPS
> receivers for navigation is not allowed. It is considered receiving
> assistance."
>
>      Should the rule go a little further and ban the presence of GPS units
> (or cell phones, etc.) on course altogether?  The question is, is there
> any sort of legitimate use of a GPS on course during the meet?  One that
would
> outweigh the burden placed upon juries to decide whether or not a GPS unit
> was "used for navigation" after discovering that someone brought a GPS
with
> them on course?  Is it a good idea to create a situation where the jury
has
> to decide whether or not to trust that someone didn't cheat?
>
>      There has to be a certain amount of trust when competitors go out on
> course because you can't watch them the whole time, of course...  but if
> something like carrying a GPS on course could introduce the appearance or
> potential of improriety and it has no compelling legitimate use in the
> competition, shouldn't it be banned altogether?
>
>
>     The IARU Region I rules do not mention GPS or similar satellite
navigation
> aids explicitly, and probably rely upon the prohibition against receiving
> assistance on course to cover this issue.  If someone showed up at the
> World Championships start line carrying a Garmin Geko, and told everyone -
> oh, of course I'm not going to use this for _navigation_..., what would
> happen?
>
> -- 
> Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
> kenharker at kenharker.com
> http://www.kenharker.com/
>
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