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From: "hamilton mal" <g3kev.ham@virgin.net>
To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org
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Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 09:34:26 -0000
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Subject: LF: Re: Positions
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Blanchard" <blanch@pncl.co.uk>
To: <rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 5:39 PM
Subject: LF: Positions


> At 16:54 15/03/03 +0000, G3KEV wrote:
>
>
> >Alex I asked for LAT/LON or GRID REF and not LOC. I already have the Loc
but
> >my prog needs lat/long or grid ref to calculate the distance.
> >G3KEV
>
>
> All the info you need to calculate lat/lon from LOC yourself is on pages
> 144-145 of
> the 2003 edition of the RSGB Yearbook.  Just needs a little bit of effort!

I do not have this Yearbook and I expect others likewise do not have it.
All that I need is the LAT/LONG or actual QTH then I can calculate the
distance
>

> No point asking for "grid ref" because NGR does not extend outside the UK
> and I don't know of any ham calculator that accepts the world-wide UTM
grid
> which is all UA hams could give you.
>
> There are plenty of free calculators that accept all three systems, even
> on-line
> ones - see bottom of p.144.

Why chase around the Intenet or buy a comic when all one has to do is ask
the station concerned what his QTH
or LAT/LONG is
G3KEV

>
> Walter G3JKV
>
>
>


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