[Rover] Maps for unfamiliar territory

Sun, 11 Jan 2004 12:58:16 -0600

Mike, Like Tim and Pat I use Topo USA v4, I just print the map (s) to the
scale I want and stick them in page protectors and number them in the order
I use them. I usually do not have my laptop along during a contest but when
just grid hopping I use the laptop and topo usa for areas I am not familiar
with.
Gene
N0DQS
http://www.qsl.net/n0dqs/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Urich" <[email protected]>
To: "Rover" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 10:03 AM
Subject: [Rover] Maps for unfamiliar territory

> I'd like to know what others are doing for maps with lat-lon on them for
when you're looking at
> activating rare / different grids, planning route choices etc.
>
> I was given an 1: 2,500,000 (?), aeronautical chart but it was huge.  It
also has lat-lon lines on
> it so I just used a thin marker to make the lines a little bolder. I was
able to cut off
> everything but Texas & Louisiana and it makes for a good size for the
vehicle, but each grid is
> only about 3"x5".
>
> I've purchased a couple of 1x2 USGS (1:250,000) which are great because
they are exactly one grid
> in size but a bit large for the vehicle.  I've asked some of the map
makers if they had ever
> considered printing 1x2 deg maps on a 1:1,000,000 scale in book form.  Of
course, I knew the
> answer before I asked but had to none the less.
>
> Lastly software programs.  The ones I've looked at leave a lot to be
desired but could be do-able.
>  And of course yes I've made a few from topozone.com but that's
undesirable as well.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Mike
> http://www.ka5cvh.com/vhf/vhfindex.htm
>
>
>
> An
>
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