[CQ-Contest] Using GPSs and Google to place antennas

[Dave/KA1NCN]

K1TTT said:  However, even for laying out an 80m 4-square its no where near accurate enough. 

KA1NCN replied:  I was hoping that you would not say that.  Alas, you are correct.

The other thing that I think that Google would be good for would be plotting the dimensions of antennas.  So, even if a GPS won’t give you precise results, Google could tell you what ground features need to be "accommodated" in setting up an antenna.  I realized that when I was planning our FD site (see http://tinyurl.com/6bnb3c for Google map), I should probably have oriented the vertical arrays with a lot more precision in advance, rather than waiting to get to the site and break out a compass. 

73, 
Dave/KA1NCN 
Dave at KA1N.CN