[ARDF] Re: Protractors, 80m accuracy

[Matthew Robbins]

Sam wrote: 

<<Yes, standing still is the problem. To use an azimuth grid you have to
stand still, take a bearing, translate that to the map, draw the line,
etc. etc. Any reliance on that would seem to be counter productive.>>

You don't have to stand still.  That's what is so cool about this method.

The reversed rosette can be read on the run.  There is no translation
of the number.  You just look at the grid, eyeball the correct
direction (important if the map is aligned for navigation), then put
the marker where you are and draw in the right direction.

I've had three really fast people show me this, and trust me, they don't stop.

One thing I've also seen is what Marvin was talking about.  If you
practice drawing bearings without a azimuth guide, you won't even need
it.  I like simplicity, so I prefer the azimuth guide or at least an
exclusion zone sticky with degrees on it.


Matthew
Cincinnati, Ohio USA




On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 09:35:29 -0400, Sam Smith <samfsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
> <cscharlau at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > For most of Team USA, I think it's the little things we can do to eliminate silly mistakes, >and time spent standing still, that will help the most. (Note: the two work against one >another.) An azimuth grid can help (a little) with both those things.
> 
> Yes, standing still is the problem. To use an azimuth grid you have to
> stand still, take a bearing, translate that to the map, draw the line,
> etc. etc. Any reliance on that would seem to be counter productive.
> 
> I don't have the experience that y'all do, but from what I have done
> it seems to be a better plan to carry the map like an orienteer
> (folded in the left hand along the direction of travel, oriented with
> the thumb compass), form general ideas of where the controls are and
> keep moving. More than anything be able to predict how quickly you can
> cover the terrain, and practice thinking while under physical
> exertion.
> 
> Sam N4MAP
> 
> 
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