[Xastir] MGRS/Maidenhead grid squares.

[Curt, WE7U]

On Tue, 11 Jan 2005, Tapio Sokura wrote:

> Curt, WE7U wrote:
> > Never mind:  The same function (util.c:sec_to_loc) is used for both.
> > It looks likely that rounding errors are the cause.
>
> I think so too, I'm seeing similar errors in both coordinate calculator
> and when moving the cursor on the map and looking at the status line. I
> guess rounding is also the reason for my position being transmitted as
> 6003.11N/02430.26E when I enter my location as 6003.12N/02430.27E. Now I
> put 6003.121N and 02430.271E to the configuration file and that is
> rounded correctly to .12 and .27.
>
> It's good Xastir doesn't handle money! :-)

Ever see the Superman movie that had Richard Prior in it?  He just
put the rounding error into a special bank account, then showed up
at work shortly thereafter in a Ferrari.

I could use a Ferrari.  I'd sell it and buy something that would be
more useful to me, like an H1.  That'd make a good APRS test
platform.

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