[time-nuts] Crude Survey Technique

[Brian Lloyd]

On Thu, Nov 21, 2013 at 12:52 PM, <johncroos at aol.com> wrote:

>  I wish to establish a north south line on my property to an accuracy of
> +/- 2 degrees.
> Could this be done by loading a T-bolt, Antenna, Power source, and laptop
> into my
> little red wagon? The idea being to find two positions several hundred ft
> apart where either LH or T-bolt Mon report the same latitude? Will either
> of these programs report to sufficient accuracy? The base line would be 300
> ft, though more is possible.I realizes that the T-bolt is not a survey
> device, but I can spend several hours fixing each position if required.
>

True north or magnetic north? In any case, a good lensatic compass and
knowing your magnetic variation should easily get you to within 2 degrees
and is a lot easier than doing a survey with your GPS.


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Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL
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Spring Branch, TX 78070
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