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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Well Dave my Daughter tells me not to w=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">good advice for the ladies!<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Another story I had a couple of guys ou=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Anyway at lunch he got the thing out an=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">"That is South!" He said how do=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">So a little common sense goes a long wa=
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the spring<br/></span>
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<span style=3D"font-size: 12pt;">Paul<br/></span>
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    On the subject of compass choices the magnetic needle get=
s my vote; no batteries. For cross-country travel in foggy or cloudy weathe=
r I like a Silva
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compass which can be pinned to your chest (with a second safety pin att=
ached because the compass pin can open when pushing through dense brush). B=
ut don't have an eversharp pencil nearby; as in your shirt pocket. The =
metal in these can pull a compass 70 degrees. My eversharps likely date bac=
k to the 80s or earlier. This may not apply to more recent models.
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Yt, DW, Kentville
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Old fashioned yes, but 'best to get one for which you can reset=
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Hi, Randy-
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<br clear=3D"none"/>There=E2=80=99s lots of info on the Internet =
about cell-phone compasses.
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<br clear=3D"none"/>The compass hardware in smart phones is a kin=
d of magnetometer, detecting the Earth=E2=80=99s magnetic field. They are n=
otorious for unreliable readings. An =E2=80=9Capp=E2=80=9D is required to d=
isplay the output of the magnetometer on the screen, but the app just displ=
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<br clear=3D"none"/>Smartphone compasses do not depend upon the c=
ellular system; you don=E2=80=99t need a cell connection to use them. But y=
ou=E2=80=99d probably be better off with a cheap old-fashioned  compas=
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<br clear=3D"none"/>> Thanks,
<br clear=3D"none"/>> Randy
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<br clear=3D"none"/>> RF Lauff
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<br clear=3D"none"/>> Antigonish County, NS.
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