Found this after a search on google, does it from Lat and Long. http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jjjacq/graphics/dist.gif http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jjjacq/graphics/bear1.gif Looks familiar (from some mapping thing I had to do at uni) but I'm a bit rusty http://members.ozemail.com.au/~jjjacq/sundry/navcel.html Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "george" Date: Sunday, January 27, 2002 4:44 am Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] OT: bearing/coordinates math > you first need a map, then mark the two co ordinates on the map. > then using the compass rose plot the bearing which will be true(not > magnetic) then you need to apply variation to the true ( about 13 > degrees in > this part of the world) which will give you the magictic bearing > which you > can then use to with a compass to align the antenae. I beleive the > variationis easterly here but need a mariners chart to check that out > > -----Original Message----- > From: Drew [mailto:drew@wirelessanarchy.com] > Sent: Saturday, 26 January 2002 4:43 PM > To: melbwireless@melbwireless.dyndns.org > Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] OT: bearing/coordinates math > > > If anyone is a math wiz, and can give me a step by step example of how > to find the bearing between 2 real coordinates, I'll add bearing > to the > node map. :) > > thx > D > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to minordomo@melbwireless.dyndns.org > with a > subject of 'unsubscribe melbwireless' > Archive at: > http://melbwireless.dyndns.org/cgi- > bin/minorweb.pl?A=LIST&L=melbwirelessIRC at: au.austnet.org #melb- > wireless > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to minordomo@melbwireless.dyndns.org > with a subject of 'unsubscribe melbwireless' > Archive at: http://melbwireless.dyndns.org/cgi- > bin/minorweb.pl?A=LIST&L=melbwirelessIRC at: au.austnet.org #melb- > wireless > > This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. -- To unsubscribe, send mail to minordomo@melbwireless.dyndns.org with a subject of 'unsubscribe melbwireless' Archive at: http://melbwireless.dyndns.org/cgi-bin/minorweb.pl?A=LIST&L=melbwireless IRC at: au.austnet.org #melb-wireless