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Dave King and the "THING"
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<blockquote data-quote="Dave King" data-source="post: 21853" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>Darryl</p><p></p><p> Yes, I need to get a position from both sites, the shooter and the target.</p><p></p><p> It's a bit of a handicap for some types of shooting expecially in a area with a lot of unknowns.</p><p></p><p> I use it mostly for local hunting where I have known landmarks and know the critters travel/arrival points.</p><p></p><p> Another reason I began using it was that I don't have a LASER that can range beyond 1000 yards. The GPS can range to any distance I care to carry it.</p><p></p><p> The handiest part is the storage of the positions. Once I have a position stored I can get the range to that position from anywhere and I can also then use the GPS to get to that spot from anywhere.</p><p></p><p> Winds (single vector) can be calculated for many target positions from one main source. If a critter presents in a site that I have a GPS fix for I immediately know the distance and wind setting.</p><p></p><p> If I had one of those Russian Lasers I'd probably never have developed the GPS portion of the thing.</p><p></p><p> One thing I can do with it that I haven't tried yet (technically possible just unprogrammed). I can use the GPS to get the shooters position and then use the LASER to get the distance to the target THEN I use the compass bearing to the target and output the coordinates for the target site. These coordinates can then be keyed into the GPS and now the shooter knows when the critter is by using the GPS and the GOTO function.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave King, post: 21853, member: 3"] Darryl Yes, I need to get a position from both sites, the shooter and the target. It's a bit of a handicap for some types of shooting expecially in a area with a lot of unknowns. I use it mostly for local hunting where I have known landmarks and know the critters travel/arrival points. Another reason I began using it was that I don't have a LASER that can range beyond 1000 yards. The GPS can range to any distance I care to carry it. The handiest part is the storage of the positions. Once I have a position stored I can get the range to that position from anywhere and I can also then use the GPS to get to that spot from anywhere. Winds (single vector) can be calculated for many target positions from one main source. If a critter presents in a site that I have a GPS fix for I immediately know the distance and wind setting. If I had one of those Russian Lasers I'd probably never have developed the GPS portion of the thing. One thing I can do with it that I haven't tried yet (technically possible just unprogrammed). I can use the GPS to get the shooters position and then use the LASER to get the distance to the target THEN I use the compass bearing to the target and output the coordinates for the target site. These coordinates can then be keyed into the GPS and now the shooter knows when the critter is by using the GPS and the GOTO function. [/QUOTE]
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