[chirp_users] Lat + Long => WW Locator
Esteemed reflectees,
here is my humble suggestion:
use WW Locator (ie. JO70FB) everywhere, where geographical coordinates (Lat, Long) are requested. We in EU using mostly WW Locator for such purposes, some guys are not comfortable with coordinates...
73, Martin, OK1RR
Just to put it out there, many services, such as Search and Rescue use UTM, so agreeing on a standard is a good thing.
-----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Martin Kratoska Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 1:10 PM To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] Lat + Long => WW Locator
Esteemed reflectees,
here is my humble suggestion:
use WW Locator (ie. JO70FB) everywhere, where geographical coordinates (Lat, Long) are requested. We in EU using mostly WW Locator for such purposes, some guys are not comfortable with coordinates...
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In which country. I've never seen UTM before.
On 06 July 2017 at 13:25 "Kenneth L. Bechtel, II" kbechtel@teamanti-virus.org wrote:
Just to put it out there, many services, such as Search and Rescue use UTM,
UTM, or Universal Transverse Mercator, has been in wide use by the military for many years. Of late, it has been largely supplanted by the Military Grid Reference System, which retains the same grid system, but uses naming conventions that are much more user friendly. NATO uses both, but MGRS is far more prevalent, and will eventually completely replace UTM.
-----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2017 2:12 PM To: Discussion of CHIRP chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [Non-DoD Source] Re: [chirp_users] Lat + Long => WW Locator
In which country. I've never seen UTM before.
On 06 July 2017 at 13:25 "Kenneth L. Bechtel, II" kbechtel@teamanti-virus.org wrote:
Just to put it out there, many services, such as Search and Rescue use UTM,
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UTM was invented by the military and has been adopted by ground search teams worldwide, based on the ability to go to a 1M square. Air and Sea SAR still use LAT LONG due to the larger scale operations and areas. I specifically am in the states.
-----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 3:12 PM To: Discussion of CHIRP Subject: Re: [chirp_users] Lat + Long => WW Locator
In which country. I've never seen UTM before.
On 06 July 2017 at 13:25 "Kenneth L. Bechtel, II"
kbechtel@teamanti-virus.org wrote:
Just to put it out there, many services, such as Search and Rescue use UTM,
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On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 3:11 PM, Nigel wrote:
In which country. I've never seen UTM before.
On 06 July 2017 at 13:25 "Kenneth L. Bechtel, II" <
kbechtel@teamanti-virus.org> wrote:
Just to put it out there, many services, such as Search and Rescue use
UTM,
Universal Transverse Mercator, which divides the entire earth into a grid. However, at least in parts of the United States, many SAR groups are shifting to using the United States National Grid (USNG) system, which is what the Federal Emergency Management Agency uses.
Bruce in Blacksburg
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On 7/6/2017 12:11 PM, Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
In which country. I've never seen UTM before.
On 06 July 2017 at 13:25 "Kenneth L. Bechtel, II" kbechtel@teamanti-virus.org wrote:
Just to put it out there, many services, such as Search and Rescue use UTM,
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I am possibly in wrong forum.
I am a ham radio operator (call sign OK1RR) for 50 years, active primarily on CW (Morse Telegraphy). Now I should be a new owner of a Kenwood VHF/UHF Transceiver which I plan to use for talking to local friends, possibly using a repeater. Also, frequencies outside of Ham Radio bands are out of scope. Anyway, local roundups are quite marginal for me, my hobby is and will remain Morse Telegraphy and contacts to rare remote places (for hams who knows what 'country', 'DXCC' means - I have 345 DXCC countries confirmed).
Anyway, Lat/Long is for me not a problem. I wanted to say that for ham radio operators in Europe is more convenient to use the WW Locator...
My apologies to freaks of Search and Rescue services, military etc. I am not keen of these things and never will be due to lack of interest.
Regards,
Martin (Prague, Czech)
Dne 6.7.2017 v 19:25 Kenneth L. Bechtel, II napsal(a):
Just to put it out there, many services, such as Search and Rescue use UTM, so agreeing on a standard is a good thing.
-----Original Message----- From: chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com [mailto:chirp_users-bounces@intrepid.danplanet.com] On Behalf Of Martin Kratoska Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 1:10 PM To: chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com Subject: [chirp_users] Lat + Long => WW Locator
Esteemed reflectees,
here is my humble suggestion:
use WW Locator (ie. JO70FB) everywhere, where geographical coordinates (Lat, Long) are requested. We in EU using mostly WW Locator for such purposes, some guys are not comfortable with coordinates...
73, Martin, OK1RR _______________________________________________ chirp_users mailing list chirp_users@intrepid.danplanet.com http://intrepid.danplanet.com/mailman/listinfo/chirp_users This message was sent to Ken Bechtel at kbechtel@teamanti-virus.org To unsubscribe, send an email to chirp_users-unsubscribe@intrepid.danplanet.com
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Bisdorf, Paul L Jr CIV USARMY CESWT (US) -
Bruce Harper -
Kenneth L. Bechtel, II -
Martin Kratoska -
Nigel A. Gunn G8IFF/W8IFF -
Patrick Brown