[aprssig] Lat. / Long. Expressions

[Andy Gonzales]

If you use DDD.ddd (degrees and decimal degrees) you are mixing two
different unit "bases" (60 and 10); DDD MM.mm mixes base 60 base 60 and base
10; and DDD MM SS.ss mixes 60 and 60 and 60 and 10.  To simplify computaions
I vote for the simplest approach and use it everywhere DDD.dd.

As to voice 37.3628° Can be spoken   three-seven, decimal, three six two
eight, degrees  or  three seven, degrees, two one, minutes, four five,
decimal,  niner six, secs.   Which is easier and clearer ?


On 9/8/07, KB5ILY - Travis W. Burton <kb5ily at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> In doing some online research I find that one website has my local
> hospital's location listed as 34-07-21.3 N, 093-05-25.6 W.  Yet another
> site has it listed as 34.12258  -93.09044.
>
> Is one way better or worse than the other, and why ?  (I know, I had to
> throw that last part in there, ha ha)
>
> 73 de Travis  KB5ILY
>
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