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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Just starting with straight line's for now
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Andrew - </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=ldeffenb@homeside.to href="mailto:ldeffenb@homeside.to">Lynn W.
Deffenbaugh (Mr)</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vk4tec@tech-software.net
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net">Andrew Rich</A> ; <A
title=aprssig@tapr.org href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">TAPR APRS Mailing
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 05, 2011 12:50
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [aprssig] perl
Geo::Ellipsoid</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Are you using some sort of routing software, or is it strictly
"as the crow flies" from where you are to the destination? In many
areas, the difference in ETA can be extreme.<BR><BR>Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author
of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32<BR><BR>On 5/4/2011 10:44 AM, Andrew
Rich wrote:
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>RNG = 003.46 km<BR>BRG = 207.04 degrees<BR>NOW
= 05/05/2011 00:41:51 (local)<BR>SPD = 15 km/h<BR>TOR = 13.84 mins (Time on
route)<BR>ETA = 05/05/2011 00:55:41 (local)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Andrew - </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228)"><B>From:</B>
<A title=vk4tec@tech-software.net href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew Rich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=vk4tec@tech-software.net
href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net" moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew
Rich</A> ; <A title=aprssig@tapr.org href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">TAPR APRS Mailing List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 05, 2011 12:42
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [aprssig] perl
Geo::Ellipsoid</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Worked it out </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>$dist = sprintf("%06.2f",$dist);<BR>$bearing
= sprintf("%06.2f",$bearing);</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>3 leading - zero padded , 2 trailing
</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Andrew - </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228)"><B>From:</B>
<A title=vk4tec@tech-software.net href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew Rich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=vk4tec@tech-software.net href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew Rich</A> ; <A title=aprssig@tapr.org
href="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org" moz-do-not-send="true">TAPR APRS Mailing
List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 05, 2011 12:32
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [aprssig] perl
Geo::Ellipsoid</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Wonder is someone can help</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I want to format a number in perl
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>3 leading 0 padded </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>2 trailing decimal places</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Do I have to treat to the left of the
decimal point and to the right as two seperates ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I want 3.4565443 to look like
"003.456"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Working on some GPS code</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Using sprintf </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This puts 3 leading and zero
pads:-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>$dist = sprintf("%3d",$dist);<BR>$bearing =
sprintf("%3d",$bearing);</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This puts two trailing :-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>print "RNG =
".sprintf("%.2f",$dist)."\n";<BR>print "BRG =
".sprintf("%.2f",$bearing)."\n";</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>How do i put them together ? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Andrew VK4TEC -</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228)"><B>From:</B> <A
title=vk4tec@tech-software.net href="mailto:vk4tec@tech-software.net"
moz-do-not-send="true">Andrew Rich</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=aprssig@tapr.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 04, 2011
8:14 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [aprssig] perl
Geo::Ellipsoid</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hello</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have an idea, although not new, but
novel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I am taking a small netbook and LINUX and
a GPS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I now have the flexibility to do anything
with it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I can program and make the netbook do
what ever I want.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>One thing I am playing with is the perl
Geo::Ellispoid module.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>This allows me to get range and bearing,
and also I am working on ETA code as well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>- Andrew - </FONT></DIV>
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