RE: Measuring grade on hills
The Garmin dezl560 and 760 gps devices will display grade. I've not used the feature, so I can't comment on the accuracy.
Tom
I used the grade feature of the deal 560 yesterday, as we drove up the Black Mountain climb on I-40 in North Carolina. It seemed to be very accurate. Except for a brief 5% and even briefer 8%, it stayed between 6% and 7%. The hill is listed as a having a 7% grade.
On the long descent into Tennessee, the device gave no grade. I surmise that, because of the mountains, it was receiving signals from only 3 satellites. As aside, 3 satellites is sufficient for location, but 4 are required to measure elevation.
Tom
RE: Measuring grade on hills
---My little gauge indicates my rig is at a 10-degree attitude while climbing my driveway. That's about a 11% grade. Pretty steep for me to walk.A 10-degree slope is close to an 18% grade.
Hope that doesn't make it seem even steeper for you to walk. :)
The percent gradient for slopes from 1 to 10 degrees are given below:
Slope in degrees in column 1
Gradient in percentage in column 2
1 ____ 1.75%
2 ____ 3.49%
3 ____ 5.24%
4 ____ 6.99%
5 ____ 8.75%
6 ____ 10.51%
7 ____ 12.28%
8 ____ 14.05%
9 ____ 15.84%
10 ____ 17.63%
For small slopes, to convert degrees to gradient,
multiply slope, in degrees, by 100 times pi (3.1416) divided by 180
or, approximately 1.75% per degree.
The actual ratio increases as slope increases. At a slope of 45 degrees, which is a gradient of 100%, the ratio is 2.22% per degree.
Ron
Consider a right triangle with one leg horizontal and the other vertical. The hypotenuse is the road. The acute angle formed by the the hypotenuse and the horizontal leg is the angle of inclination. The tangent of that angle is the opposite (rise) over the adjacent (run). That is, the tangent of the angle is the slope of the road. To convert degrees to % grade, one can use a scientific calculator to computer the tangent of the degree measure (and multiply by 100.) To convert from % grade to degrees, one needs to calculate the inverse tangent of the % grade, written as a decimal number.
Tom
RE: Looking to cross the border in early October
How many Americans have disappeared in the U.S.? Thousands. How many American children have been murdered in the last year just because they were there?
750,000 children disappear each year in the USA. This is a fact that can be found with an easy search of Google. I didn't believe it when I heard it on a TV New Channel so went to the internet for the Truth. I was shocked to fine that they had in fact reported correctly. So I went one step further in wanting to know what the birth and death rates were in the USA. 2.4 mil in new births and 1 mil in deaths. So half of our net population increase in the USA disappears each year.
rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
The last comprehensive study (from 1999) puts the figure closer to 800,000. And that is the number of "reported" missing children. But I believe you imply more than is there.
From that 1999 study National Estimate of Missing Children
Fundamentally, whether a child is “missing” depends on the knowledge and state of mind of the child’s caretaker, rather than the child’s actual condition or circumstance. From the caretaker’s point of view, the child is not where the caretaker expects the child to be, the caretaker does not know the child’s location, and these circumstances raise concern about the child’s well-being. Despite this concern, a missing child may not be in any peril whatsoever, as in the case where the child and parent have had a miscommunication about the time the child is expected to arrive home.
Looking at their data, 200,000 were abducted by family members - custody issues being the primary factor. The two serious categories: 58,000 were abducted by non-family members and the 115 "stereotypical” kidnappings. The latter are the ones we hear about in the national press.
According to Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, "More than 99 percent of children reported missing in America in recent years have come home."
Tom
RE: test photo
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So my question is - why do we now have to edit the link from Photobucket and why does the pixel size settings appear from RV.NET's upload page - it never did before?.
Since the changes at Photobucket.Com, I think the easiest way to post is to use the Direct link
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d90/tfix/Photobucketmenu.jpg
and the messages windows Image tool, http://www.rv.net/SharedContent/cfb/images/editortoolbar/image.gif
See this tutorial.
Tom
RE: Measuring grade on hills
The Garmin dezl560 and 760 gps devices will display grade. I've not used the feature, so I can't comment on the accuracy.
Tom
RE: Test
FYI
Although it may be easier, in some cases, it is not necessary to make a new post to verify a signature chance. When one changes a signature, the change will be displayed on all existing posts, that already have a signature.
Signatures are not stored with posts. When a page is displayed, the signatures are added to the posts that should have them. The signatures are retrieved from the posters' accounts.
Tom
RE: my small town
Our town is so small that the police department has an unlisted number and the fire department won't make house calls.
Once, our town clerk asked if anyone had seen the town manager. No one had seen him for a few of weeks. Clerk was only looking, because the town manager had not picked up his last two paychecks. Turns out, he had quit, without telling anyone, and moved out of state. My thinking is that is no one at the town hall had missed the town manager for a couple of weeks, then we don't need a town manager.
Tom
RE: RV pics past and future
http://photos.msn.com/slideshow/autos/rvs-past-present-and-future/23aqp0m9#1
I feel like my parents with the VCR flashingb12:00 for months,can't really post a link
See the top part of this tutorial.
You will find that posting an active link requires only two clicks more than posting the inactive URL. One click to open the link tool, http://www.rv.net/SharedContent/cfb/images/editortoolbar/link.gif, and one click for the finish button.
If you want to add text, as in ScottG's post, which is optional, then your will have a third click and some typing.
Thanks for sharing the slideshow.
Tom
I did that but after pressing finish nothing happened. Waited a while and nothing. Maybe because I am using an iPad and not a computer.
I am posting this link Sarah's iPad.
When's you say nothing happened, what exactly do you mean? Did the link window just stay visible?
This discussion should take place in Forum Technical Support. Start a thread there. Leave your attempt. Perhaps, someone can figure out what is happening. As the above illustrates,the problem is not just because you are using an iPad.
Tom
RE: RV pics past and future
http://photos.msn.com/slideshow/autos/rvs-past-present-and-future/23aqp0m9#1
I feel like my parents with the VCR flashingb12:00 for months,can't really post a link
See the top part of this tutorial.
You will find that posting an active link requires only two clicks more than posting the inactive URL. One click to open the link tool, http://www.rv.net/SharedContent/cfb/images/editortoolbar/link.gif, and one click for the finish button.
If you want to add text, as in ScottG's post, which is optional, then your will have a third click and some typing.
Thanks for sharing the slideshow.
Tom
RE: CO/Propane detector
They do make combo LP/CO detectors: I installed one in mine last year after my propane detector failed due to water infiltration. It has led's to show wether it is alarming for propane or CO.
Dual LP/CO detector & alarm
Yes, there are combo detectors. But, because of the factors pointed out by Eurocamper, it would seem wiser to have separate detectors - CO detector on the ceiling, propane detector near the floor.
Tom
RE: Happy Mother's Day
Here she is on her seventh birthday. She is at the balance point of a teeter (AKC agility).
http://i.imgur.com/w2UmRuP.jpg width=640
Tom
RE: Happy Mother's Day
There's really only puppy; Breeze is all 5.
The photo shoot took place when she 10 weeks old at the Coker Arboretum on the Campus of the University of North Carolina, for Avanti Greeting Cards.
The shoot last more than 3 hours and she was one tired puppy. The head shots were taken last and "photoshopped" onto the bodies. As you can tell by her expression, she was still willing.
The card was first released in 2006, and re-released this year with a different caption.
Tom
Happy Mother's Day
From the AKC Facebook page
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/942390_10151478555614121_971543719_n.jpg width=640
The cutest puppy in the picture is our now 7-year old Breeze.
Tom
RE: Ice Cream Sandwich
Don't worry about it, you'll be on Jellybean soon enough. ;)
And how do you know this?
The OP didn't say what Android version his phone was running and, hopefully, his new phone already runs Jelly Bean. On the other hand, although Jelly Bean was released in July, 2012, only 28.4% of Android users are using Jelly Bean, and only 2.3% are using the major release (from 4.1.x to 4.2.x), which was made available in February of this year.
It is the bane of the Android ecosystem; even if the manufacture or carrier promises you that the phone will be upgraded to the the next OS (or even the current one), there is no assurance that the promise will be kept, and there is many instances of no upgrades made available, even when previously promised.
BTW, Key Lime Pie, the next version of Android is due out in this quarter.
Tom
RE: NEW LAPTOP???
I expect my laptops to provide many years of good use. Currently, I use an IBM ThinkPad (yes, IBM) purchased in 2000 and an Apple MacBook Pro purchased in 2009. Both have been, essentially, trouble free. I did replace the hard drive on the ThinkPad to get greater capacity and I had to replace its power cord.
I'm finally thinking about replacing the ThinkPad. So far, my first choice is the Lenovo ThinkPad T430, which would go for about $1100 the way I would configure it. But, I still haven't decided.
Consumer Reports latest brand reliability ratings have Apple on top, with Lenovo tied for second. (Dell is ranked last.)
Consumer Reports Tech Support rankings lists Apple number one, by a very wide margin. Lenovo was the top-ranked among the other manufacturers.
Tom
RE: Can't lo out.
It may be helpful to know which portal you are using to enter the forum (RV.Net, Woddalls, TrailerLive, GoodSam, etc.)
I just logged in and out of the RV.Net portal seveal times without issue.
Tom
RE: Canadian border/frozen food
I think I would want a more reliable source of information than an e-How article.
Although the list from the e-How article is fairly accurate, I agree that it is not the best source, since the restrictions change over time and some issues are not simple "yes or no."
Here is a Canadian government page:
What Can I Bring Into Canada in Terms Of Food, Plant, Animal and Related Products?
Here is what the page says, currently, about fresh fruits and vegetables.
one bag up to 4 kilograms of US number 1 potatoes per person and the bag must be commercially packaged
15 packages or less up to 250 kilograms of fresh fruits and vegetables per person (excluding potatoes)
must be free from soil, pests, leaves, branches and/or plant debris
some restrictions on some fresh fruit and vegetables from California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
in British Columbia (BC): restrictions on fresh apples, stone fruit and potatoes
Tom
