[BC] GPS for Proofing (WAS:dBm, dBc, dBd)

[Stu Engelke]

I like Microsoft Street Atlas maps on a laptop because they show parks, 
cemeteries, and open areas nicely. Those usually are good points to look 
for on a radial for point if you have a choice.

That said I used Delorme Street Atlas 2004. I HATE the user interface it 
is so un-intuitive but it can draw lines from a point (your antenna) out 
a specified distance on a specified bearing. It is fairly to add Notes 
on the screen and to then export those later to a text file.

I used a Garmin ETREX Vista to determine my distance to the antenna. 
Once you figure out where to look (edit waypoint screen) it can tell you 
to the hundredth of a mile out to 999 miles.

Stu

WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/15/2005 08:25:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> curt at spam-o-matic.net writes:
> 
> 
>> A strong argument for doing, as I do, the whole thing on computer, and 
>>filing
>>  a CD with the finished point plots.
>> 
>>  That's a fairly strong statement from a guy who only started to trust GPS
>>  within the past two years, but the first time I ran a radial with a 
>>computer,
>>  ( both, actually, in case the computer didn't work as well as others had 
>>said )
>>  I found the ease, accuracy, and general reduced paperwork, filing,
>>  and such to be WELL worth it !
> 
> 
> Thank you for sharing this info. The last time I was involved in a Partial 
> Proof, GPS wasn't even heard of.
> 
> While we're on this topic, what GPS units and what software package(es) are 
> best-suited for this kind of work?
> 
> I have a feeling I may need this information in the not-too-distant future.
> 
> Willie...
> 
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Stuart Engelke
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