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From: mjclelan@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Michael Cleland)
Subject: Re: Seiko's Home Constructor
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Re: Ultrasonic Tapemeasure

>: Has anyone heard of such a device?

>BTW, It works very fine and the accuracy is about 99%. But you have to
>have hard, large surfaces. It is hard to measure the dimensions of empty
>rooms with good echo, so the tape often shows a multiple of the real
>distance. It has the capability for easy calculations (addition,
>multiplication for area and/or volume determinations...). I don't know
>if it right to say _ultrasonic_, because it send out spikes. 

Tandy Electronics in Australia (Here!) have sold such devices in the past.
You're in Europe? Try the Tandy's in UK or Belgium, see what they have!

Seeya!

Michael
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