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H.O. 2101-D?

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On 11/7/2010 1:18 AM, Frank Reed wrote:
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> Gary, you wrote:
> "The case for my 2102-D is marked 2101-D, was there a model with that
> name and what were the differences?"
>
> I don't know, but I would bet my chips on a printing error on the
> case. Earlier versions of the Rude Star Finder were 2102-A,B,C. I
> haven't seen any of these that I can recall, but I understand they
> were different sizes (the A was the largest?). It's hard to imagine
> how an organization like the Hydrographic Office could go from 2102-D
> to 2101-D, but a printing screw-up... Now that's easy to imagine!
>
> By the way, no doubt it's been mentioned, but the Rude Star Finder is
> a special case of a "planisphere". Lots of companies make these for
> various latitudes. Amazon.com sells a bunch. They're easier to use
> than the Rude Star Finder --literally child's play (in part because
> they don't usually worry about the difference between Zone Time and
> LMT). They don't come with alt-azm overlays (just a horizon
> "porthole"), but that sounds like a perfect job for your color printer
> and some transparencies, Gary. :)
>
> -FER
>
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