[Xastir] .geo file problem?

[Curt, WE7U]

On Fri, 15 Apr 2011, Jason KG4WSV wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 2:08 PM, Curt, WE7U <curt.we7u at gmail.com> wrote:
>> *) My first guess is that you might have used the UI-View method of
>> specifying lat/long in your files rather than what Xastir uses.  The UI-View
>> method used in INF files is a bit odd.
>
> I looked at a RIDGE radar .geo file, and looked at the info I found on
> findu.com.  Absolutely no guarantee I got it right.  I actually did a
> brute force swapping of x1 <-> x2 and y1 <-> y2 to get it to work at
> all.

>From README.MAPS:

   Please also note that the coordinates in the .GEO files are expressed
   in decimal degrees, and are listed with longitude first then latitude
   on the TIEPOINT lines.

Maybe part of the issue?

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