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Comparison of navigation handheld calcuators
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2004 Jan 31, 07:30 -0400
From: Jim Thompson
Date: 2004 Jan 31, 07:30 -0400
For the record, here is a link to StarPath's document comparing handheld navigation calculators: http://www.starpath.com/catalog/accessories/starpilot/compare.pdf I just picked up a C$15 Sharp EL-520V calculator at Radio Shack for my CN learning phase for these reasons: 1. For backup if my Palm loses its charge or stops working. 2. I cannot justify buying a navigation handheld at this time. 3. I needed a handheld calculator for the upcoming CN exam that does trig functions because naturally they won't let me take my Palm handheld computer into the CN exam (I have written PowerOne Graph templates for all the CN and Piloting formulae, which of course would be cheating!). Anyway, this dirt-cheap Sharp has these features: - Solar and battery powered. - 2-line screen to allow limited editing. - Trig functions. - 6 memory locations. - Degrees-Minutes-Seconds feature which also works for Hours-Minutes-Seconds. Unfortunately it does not do metric/statute/nautical mile conversions too. Jim Thompson jim2@jimthompson.net www.jimthompson.net Outgoing mail scanned by Norton Antivirus -----------------------------------------
