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Roger's reply:
>
> I would really like to see more discussions taking place
> outside of the realm of just "traditional" nav techniques.
> I would like to see more discussions on this list using
> any of the nav techniques. RDF nav, GPS nav and RADAR nav
> included. RDF and RADAR navigation can now be
considered
> "traditional" as these techniques have been used for 60 +
> yrs. And a cheap radar setup costs the same as a premium
> sextant does now days. Radar navigation plays a much more
> important roll in today's marine navigation than does RDF
> or celestial. Gone are the days when only larger vessels
> could afford to have or needed radar for collision
> avoidance or position finding. We are training more and
> more private boaters in the use of smaller unit, more
> powerful radar in range and abilities. General seamanship
> topics are also great to discuss. Sometimes the
> discussions concerning celnav on this and the other list
> become moribund.
Roger,
I would also include the use of ARPA, as that includes more
advanced radar navigation techniques including electronic
PIs and Maps.
Peter
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Peter I. MacNeil
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Serial 0601
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