[aprssig] APRS posits at Dayton
Robert Bruninga bruninga at usna.eduWed May 14 15:59:24 UTC 2008
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> Any chance you have that map scanned so the rest of us could print it > out and take along? I tried to download it just for that purpose, but Hamvention web page is overloaded and I cannot get anything from it. > > Cheers, > -Corey > > Robert Bruninga wrote: > > Remember, you don't need GPS for APRS unless you are lost and > > cannot read a map. > > > > Back in the early days, we even got the Hamvention folks to add > > LAT/LONG grid marks on the edges of their brochure maps! Back > > then, you just looked at the map, and entered your coordinates, > > and could find anyone easily. > > > > Indoors, the maps work and GPS doesn't. Even at 60 foot > > resolution, there are 75 discrete locations inside. In the flea > > market, there ar 650 sets of coordinates to help you find > > anyone. > > > > Make it easy to find you. If you are in a booth or flea market > > space, Beacon your posit (simplex direct) even if indoors. Zoom > > in on Google and write down the coordinates for your space > > before you go. Be sure to enter your SPACE number in your > > position text too to nail it precisely. > > > > Mine is something like 3949.29N/08415.29W Flea-2653 (though I am > > not selling anything)... > > > > To find someone indoors, enter your manual position into your > > D7, then your radio will tell you which direction and how far > > away they are! > > > > Bob, WB4APR > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > aprssig mailing list > > aprssig at lists.tapr.org > > https://lists.tapr.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/aprssig > > > > > -- > Corey Shields > High Performance Systems, Indiana University - UITS > http://rtinfo.uits.indiana.edu/hps > >
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