[Rover] Maps for unfamiliar territory

[Dave Wendling]

Hi Mike,
I have been using Delorme's Topo USA on my laptop for about a year to find all my high spots. It works great. I know you mentioned not using computer maps  but if you know someone using it you might take a look at it.

Dave Wendling KB1EAA
Home of Palm Rover Software
http://home.nycap.rr.com/nugidoors/

Michael Urich <ka5cvh@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>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 
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