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« on: August 24, 2007, 01:19:09 PM »

I think I programed my Vantage Pro2 wrong. I used the values for lat/long in the deg/min/sec format but put a decimal between the deg/min. It seems that the decimal format computes to different values. What is the correct way?
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2007, 01:40:58 PM »

http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2007, 06:33:54 PM »

I understand where to find the conversion but does the Pro2 want decimal or deg/min/sec and if it is supposed to be decimal, how many digits must I enter?
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2007, 07:18:20 PM »

Did mine from WeatherLink



You can see how it's stored in the console.
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2007, 07:50:10 PM »

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I understand where to find the conversion but does the Pro2 want decimal or deg/min/sec and if it is supposed to be decimal, how many digits must I enter?


That would be decimal.  I think my VP1 would only accept a resolution of one place to the right of the decimal point. (1/10 or .1)  Been 5 years ago since I set it that way so I'm not real sure.  Wink

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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2007, 08:27:11 PM »

Quote from: "Mark / Ohio"
Quote from: "rjkeller"
I understand where to find the conversion but does the Pro2 want decimal or deg/min/sec and if it is supposed to be decimal, how many digits must I enter?
That would be decimal.  I think my VP1 would only accept a resolution of one place to the right of the decimal point. (1/10 or .1)  Been 5 years ago since I set it that way so I'm not real sure.  Wink

BTW, Welcome to the forum!  Very Happy

Mark's right.

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