Paul: I don't know how accurate the measurements need to be but I have used a homemade clinometer to estimate altitude and a compass that cost less than 10 dollars at a discount store. In the store I checked about 5 compasses by setting them down on a box away from the metal shelves and chose one of the group that read just like the others. I searched for "homemade clinometer" on the web and found a number of sites. Tom Iowa USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Gabriel" <gabriel305@earthlink.net> To: <SeeSat-L@blackadder.lmsal.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 8:30 PM Subject: az/el compass > Brian > on the website link you posted the cost of The Tandem is $263.50, > and it does not exactly explain how the clinometer functions. how > do you use it? could I strap it onto my binos and 'forget' about it > and read it in the dark without needing a 3d or 4th hand as it mentions > click of a button to switch between compass and clino, and for that > price how accurate is it? < 1deg, <0.5 deg. > thanks! > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > > On 08/29/01 at 19:13 Brian Howell wrote: > I got a Suunto Tandem last week. It is very very handy for finding the= > az/el. The Tandem is kind of expensive, the cheapest I have found is= > around $170. If you have never seen or heard of one, I hadn't, I'm= > including a couple links. Hope this helps. > > http://www.suuntousa.com/products_comp.htm > Scroll down toward the bottom of the page and look for 'The Tandem' > > http://stores.yahoo.com/cinemasupplies/su-51-tandem-zone-1.html > > Brian > > > ************************************************ > Paul Gabriel > 26.2431N 098.2163W 35m > the stars at night are big & bright...sometimes > gabriel305@earthlink.net > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' > in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org > http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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