[Boatanchors] Peoria Superfest 2010

[Drew P.]

Larry wrote:

"Peoria Superfest 2010

(An ARRL Sanctioned Hamfest)
Amateur Radio Hamfest, Computer Show and Flea Market
September 18,19 2010
Exposition Gardens, Peoria IL
Northmoor and University Streets
(off 6300 Block of N. University)
Friday Hours 3pm - Dusk
Sat 6:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 6:00am - 1:00pm
Commercial Buildings Open to the Public at 8:00am Sat & Sunday

GPS Coordnates: 40 deg 45 min 47 sec N, 89 deg 37 min 04 sec W"

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I won't be going to Peoria, but for reference it is best not to use GPS coordinates for street navigation if at all possible.  First, it is too east to slip a digit and wind up many miles away.  A street name and address is much easier to read and keep straight. Verification of the actual planned route is always in order.  Second, many consumer-type street navigation GPS behave strangely when GPS coords are used for destination waypoint.  I recently compared navigation with street address input vs coordinate input for several different GPS units, and navigation was radically different depending upon which input format was was used.  In one case, coordinate input sent me on a number of back roads instead of the highway, and then across a major river - without the benefit of a bridge.

Drew