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?