Data Hacking
Data Hacking
Data Hacking
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322 Index ■ B–C<br />
B<br />
backup battery, button cell, 45–46<br />
Ball Point, GPS mistaken for, 159–160<br />
barometer calibration, Magellan Meridian<br />
series, 9<br />
basemap name, converting, Magellan Meridian<br />
series, 9<br />
basemap upload, Magellan Meridian series, 9<br />
batteries<br />
alkaline, 41–42, 43, 49–52<br />
battery packs, making, 49–57<br />
button cell, for backup, 45–46<br />
care of, 46<br />
lead-acid battery, 47–49, 276<br />
lithium, 42–43, 52–57<br />
Lithium-Ion, rechargeable, 41<br />
NiMH (nickel-metal hydride), rechargeable,<br />
43–46<br />
zinc-carbon, 42<br />
battery meter, 278<br />
battery packs, making, 49–57<br />
Battery Saver mode, 44<br />
bearing and distance to waypoint, 197, 205<br />
bearing angle, 204<br />
BEC sentence (bearing & distance to waypoint),<br />
NMEA, 197<br />
Belden cable, 78<br />
belt clips, 113<br />
benchmarking, 294–295<br />
bike, mounting GPS to, 111–113<br />
bitmap, 227. See also screenshots, capturing<br />
Block I satellites, 304<br />
Block II and IIA satellites, 304, 305<br />
Block IIF satellites, 304, 305<br />
Block IIR satellites, 304, 305<br />
Bluetooth connection<br />
making connection, 152–154<br />
troubleshooting, 158–159<br />
when to use, 155<br />
BNC connector, 67<br />
BOD sentence (bearing: origin to destination),<br />
NMEA, 197, 204<br />
body, affecting signal, 64<br />
breadcrumb trail<br />
definition of, 317<br />
for GPS drawing, 295<br />
buildings, external antenna placement for, 71–72<br />
burn-in test<br />
Magellan Meridian series, 8<br />
Magellan SporTrak, 10<br />
button cell battery, for backup, 45–46<br />
BWC sentence (bearing and distance to<br />
waypoint using great circle route),<br />
NMEA, 197, 205<br />
C<br />
cable attenuation, 78<br />
cables<br />
absence of cable connections, 13–14<br />
combo cables<br />
data cable/power cord combination, 17<br />
making, 39<br />
multi-data cable, 18<br />
multi-data/power cables, 18–19<br />
multi-data/power/GPS cables, 19<br />
multi-GPS cable, 18<br />
data cable<br />
combined with power cord, 17, 18–19<br />
definition of, 14–16<br />
making, 19–27<br />
flat connector for, making, 28–30<br />
for geocaching, 272–274<br />
iPAQ connections<br />
cables for, 33<br />
modifying iPAQ cradle for, 33–37<br />
testing, 37–39<br />
length of, affecting signal, 69, 77–78<br />
for PC connection, 14–16, 17–19, 149<br />
power cords<br />
definition of, 16–17<br />
making, 30–32<br />
for reradiating antenna, 74<br />
types of, 13<br />
websites for, 315<br />
cache. See also geocaching<br />
contents of, rules regarding, 259<br />
definition of, 258<br />
finding in last 20 yards, 261–266<br />
“GPS food” in, 276<br />
travel bugs in, 260<br />
cache hider, 258–259<br />
cache owner, 258–259
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