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Re: Thanks
From: Bruce Hamilton
Date: 2008 Dec 02, 12:46 -0800
From: Bruce Hamilton
Date: 2008 Dec 02, 12:46 -0800
Mike:
Thanks for working out the site. I think I am going to learn to have to toss the really bad sites, but at this time of year, I'm just happy to see the stars. It's odd as I can often get repeatable lops within a mile or two of my Ap for one star, and then I will shoot one over and over and be 10-15 miles away. More practice needed! The Mark V is perfect, and I figured out the bubble. Now I just need some stars.
Has anyone ever been able to improve the dim bubble lighting on the Mark V?
Bruce
----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Burkes <m_burkes@msn.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:34 am
Subject: [NavList 6638] Re: Thanks
To: navlist@fer3.com
>
> Hi BH, regarding sextant I have a Simex Mariner which for all
> practical purposes is equivalent to MS 733 and is a fine,precise
> unit. HTH. Also regarding your A-10 site reduction solution I
> obtained a fix of 49d 27.3N,122d 53W via HO 249 and direct trig
> solution. I also have MK 5 and I believe have the manual so if I
> can be of some help there and other questions on the unit do not
> hesitate to ask. You will find the sun shades offer better
> polarization, bubble mechanism is more precise, and I feel
> instrument is an upgrade from the A-10 but A-10 is lighter and
> is still ok.
> Mike Burkes> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:24:59 -0800> From:
> bruce.hamilton@shaw.ca> To: NavList@fer3.com> Subject:
> [NavList 6628] Thanks> > > I have been getting lots of help and
> suggestions from list members and I > am confident I can do some
> adjusting now.> > I wanted to thank everyone as I have been
> getting messages on and off > list and did not want to miss
> anyone, as life is getting busy. As well > thank for all the
> plotting sheets.> > Besides all this, my mark V just arrived,
> and everything wiggles and > turns. Even the averager works.
> There's no smell like that stored in a > case for 30 years
> smell.> > I also have the chance to get a Tamaya 633 for $400.00
> or a 733 for > $750.00. I have not see either but I was
> wondering how good the cheaper > one was.> > Bruce Hamilton> > >
> > > >
> _________________________________________________________________You live life online. So we put Windows on the web.
> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/
>
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Burkes <m_burkes@msn.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008 11:34 am
Subject: [NavList 6638] Re: Thanks
To: navlist@fer3.com
>
> Hi BH, regarding sextant I have a Simex Mariner which for all
> practical purposes is equivalent to MS 733 and is a fine,precise
> unit. HTH. Also regarding your A-10 site reduction solution I
> obtained a fix of 49d 27.3N,122d 53W via HO 249 and direct trig
> solution. I also have MK 5 and I believe have the manual so if I
> can be of some help there and other questions on the unit do not
> hesitate to ask. You will find the sun shades offer better
> polarization, bubble mechanism is more precise, and I feel
> instrument is an upgrade from the A-10 but A-10 is lighter and
> is still ok.
> Mike Burkes> Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 18:24:59 -0800> From:
> bruce.hamilton@shaw.ca> To: NavList@fer3.com> Subject:
> [NavList 6628] Thanks> > > I have been getting lots of help and
> suggestions from list members and I > am confident I can do some
> adjusting now.> > I wanted to thank everyone as I have been
> getting messages on and off > list and did not want to miss
> anyone, as life is getting busy. As well > thank for all the
> plotting sheets.> > Besides all this, my mark V just arrived,
> and everything wiggles and > turns. Even the averager works.
> There's no smell like that stored in a > case for 30 years
> smell.> > I also have the chance to get a Tamaya 633 for $400.00
> or a 733 for > $750.00. I have not see either but I was
> wondering how good the cheaper > one was.> > Bruce Hamilton> > >
> > > >
> _________________________________________________________________You live life online. So we put Windows on the web.
> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/127032869/direct/01/
>
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