3/19/09 OAUSA Net - Outdoor Navigation with map and compass

[DaveK]

Bruce Krell, AE6VG, will be hosting our net this Thursday. He will be completing the series on outdoor navigation using map and compass. Any one who ventures out into the outdoors, especially the more remote locations, should check in.

[MOAMaster]

More details on my net on 3/19/2009:

Topics include:

Review of Basics From Previous Net -- UTM Coordinates, Contours, Terrain Features
Determining Distance To A Location Using Similar Triangles
Using A Map In The Field -- Terrain Association
Determining Distance On A Map
Orienting A Map In The Field -- Compass Association
Determining Map Azimuth
Finding A Path To A Location
Planning An Offroad Tripe With Google Earth, GPS, Maps
KML Files, GPX Files, Format Conversion
Mapping Programs

Flipping Book On The Web: http://www.shooters-edge.com/RadioNet1
May have to download Flash Player --> Site will tell you, click on message link
If using IE, Allow Blocked Content
May take a while to download book -- lots of images -- please be patient

Bruce Krell
AE6VG

[sdnative]

This should be a great net. I completely enjoyed part 1.

Thanks for putting this together!

[DaveK]

More details on my net on 3/19/2009:

Topics include:

Review of Basics From Previous Net -- UTM Coordinates, Contours, Terrain Features
Determining Distance To A Location Using Similar Triangles
Using A Map In The Field -- Terrain Association
Determining Distance On A Map
Orienting A Map In The Field -- Compass Association
Determining Map Azimuth
Finding A Path To A Location
Planning An Offroad Tripe With Google Earth, GPS, Maps
KML Files, GPX Files, Format Conversion
Mapping Programs

Flipping Book On The Web: http://www.shooters-edge.com/RadioNet1
May have to download Flash Player --> Site will tell you, click on message link
If using IE, Allow Blocked Content
May take a while to download book -- lots of images -- please be patient

Bruce Krell
AE6VG

Bruce:

MOA Master, eh? I like it. This net should be a great asset to everyone who goes off pavement. Thanks!

[traveltoad]

Sounds fantastic!!!

[traveltoad]

Hmmmm... I couldn't get on via Echolink last night. How was it?

[DaveK]

Hmmmm... I couldn't get on via Echolink last night. How was it?

The net was excellent. Bruce has a wealth of map and compass information and he is very good at bring this knowledge to the nets. Knowledge of map and compass usage should almost be mandatory if one's plans include wilderness travel.

I sure hope that there was not a system wide problem with echolink as that is our usual method of recording these nets. We can't afford any more "lost episodes".