<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 8/7/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Tony Langdon, VK3JED</b> <<a href="mailto:vk3jed@optushome.com.au">vk3jed@optushome.com.au</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
At 10:46 AM 8/7/2006, Michael Nardella wrote:<br><br>>My 2c worth.<br>><br>>Depending on distance.<br>>Short. Binos if in los.<br>><br>>Long distance, compass (digital preference), then signal strength.<br>
<br>I disagree with the digital compass, the ones I've seen I haven't<br>liked, took too long to get a vague bearing. Give me a good old<br>fashioned fluid filled compass anyday! - Mine's designed for<br>orienteering, so it settles quickly. :-) Oh, and don't forget the 10
<br>(ish) degrees for magnetic declination - 10 degrees is close enough<br>for the distances we're talking about (actually varies from 9-11<br>degrees across Victoria, and changes over a number of years).</blockquote><div>
<br>The digital compasses i use are also used in jet aircraft and they are up to the task ;)<br><br>L8r,<br>F00 VK3HAX<br></div><br></div><br>