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Help with GPS Utility

 
  1. First of all download and install the GPS Utility program.
  2. Start the program
  3. If using GPS Utility for the first time:
  4. Click 'File', 'New'
  5. Change grid to 'Irish grid' and 'Ireland 1965' (or for UK maps use 'British grid' and 'Ord Srvy Grt Britn')

  6. Click 'Map' symbol
  7. Click 'Add/Drab Waypoint' symbol

  8. Click on the map to add waypoint, for this example fill in the below waypoint 'Rockab' ('Zone' is empty!):

  9. Click on the map to add waypoint, for this example fill in the below waypoint 'baltry' ('Zone' is empty!):

  10. Change grid to 'D.ddddd' (or 'Long-Lat' in newer versions of GPS Utility) and 'WGS 84'
    This step is important, if one would kept it on another grid, the bearing and distance would be based on a flat earth (instead of an ellipsoid earth).

  11. help screen 5
  12. Click 'Identify/Measure/Drag Map or Reg. Pts.' and click on waypoint 'BALTRY' and then drag to waypoint 'ROCKAB'

  13. Note the azimuthl: 132.64°

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