[VHFcontesting] Contesters in Texas

Lee Hiers aa4ga at contesting.com
Sat Sep 11 10:59:51 EDT 2004


On 11 Sep 2004 at 7:59, Matt Patterson wrote:

> Also, have one question.  What does everyone use for a map?  We have a atlas
> and a seperate grid square map that we try to overlay on each other to
> roughtly see where the grids end another begins.  I have a GPS so that will
> come in handy BUT there has got to be a easier way as far as a road map is
> concerned.

I just marked the grid corners on a Rand-McNally road atlas to get me 
going in the general direction I was headed in, and use a GPS to 
determine my lat-long if there is any question about which grid I'm 
in...like when I'm close to a border.

73 de Lee


-- 
Lee Hiers, AA4GA
Cornelia, Georgia

"Have Dobro Will Travel"




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