Something similar has been done at most of the recent event caches.  A set
of coordinates is given to everyone in attendence.  Then, everyone takes a
marker of some kind and places it exactly where their GPSR 'zeros out'.
Usually, the scattering of markers is pretty wide, with some really strange
outliers.  It's a very interesting experiment.  I don't think that anyone
has done the brand analysis though.  Maybe at tomorrows event in CG?
 
LazyK - Dan


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Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Help! Inaccurate Coordinates & Missing Cache


Has anyone ever run a curiosity check... say 6 people approach a cache with
their GPSrs.. 2 Magellan, 2 Garmin, 2 assorted... all different models...all
with identical coordinates, same day/same time. 
 
Are there significant margins of error between a) different models/ same
manufacturer; b) different manufacturers  at a time when weather/ satellite
reception/ foliage/ sunspot activity is identical and can be discounted as
an accuracy factor??    Which brands/models fare best?