Coordinates and FindU
14 Dec
2007
14 Dec
'07
4:15 p.m.
Folks,
I have been using my coordinates off of my GPS receiver at home as 4251.71N/08813.40W. Once I TX them to the local APRS or the ISS packet system Findu.com locates them on a map easily 30 miles plus down the road. They should smack me right next to Camp Lake in Trevor, WI is anyone else having this issue?
73,
Ed
KC9GWK Grid EN52
AmSat Member
14 Dec
14 Dec
5:03 p.m.
New subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Coordinates and FindU
Looks like you're entering the coordinates incorrectly. APRS interprets 4251.71N/08813.40W to be 42 degrees 51.71 minutes north, 88 degrees, 13.40 minutes west. The GPS is giving you numbers in degrees only: 42.5171 degrees north, 88.1340 degrees west. If you convert that to 42° 31.026' N, 88° 8.04' W, you'll be OK.
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