tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post4581664603613314902..comments2024-03-28T09:26:11.184-07:00Comments on Raconteur Report: Basic Training - Compass and Protractor BasicsAesophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-50124311094194539692018-07-08T10:22:36.226-07:002018-07-08T10:22:36.226-07:00I can't find a way to contact you or subscribe... I can't find a way to contact you or subscribe to the Rancoteur report. Can you send a way for me to subscribe. Thanks, DennisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108266886358073987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-8156776017763415862018-06-05T18:07:07.998-07:002018-06-05T18:07:07.998-07:00Good stuff... thanks for posting (this and your ma...Good stuff... thanks for posting (this and your <i>many</i> other praxis/training posts).<br /><br />One comment on the 3-degree clicks on the mil-spec compasses... I might regard the 3-degree jumps as less of a hindrance and more of a reminder to consider "aiming off", that is, a deliberate compass offset to make sure you <i>know</i> which side (left or right) of your approach path you can expect to find your target location (especially if it's along a linear feature, like a road). Even if my target was <i>dead on</i> one of the click detents (e.g., along a 30 degree bearing), I might push a click (not a <i>klick</i>) to one side or the other, depending.<br /><br />But then, that's probably LandNav 201 and outside the scope of your LandNav 101 tutorial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-90064420383903828372018-06-05T17:37:25.129-07:002018-06-05T17:37:25.129-07:00A very useful supplier is maptools.com. They have...A very useful supplier is maptools.com. They have protractors and scales made to typical topo map scales, simplified/smaller scales, protractors, small Fresnel lenses, etc. The custom scales prevent you from using the wrong scale on the big GI protractor which is VERY EASY to do especially when learning and it is WAY faster. A trick I learned is to cut a piece about 6" long of one of the strings from inside a piece of 550 cord. Drill a very small hole in the center of the protractor, tie a knot on one end of the string, pass it through the hole, then knot the other end. This is used as a pointer when plotting out angles of azimuths on the map. The knots keep the string from coming out of the hole in the protractor. Super useful trick. Lostinthewoodsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-75872736128685350332018-06-05T17:29:57.047-07:002018-06-05T17:29:57.047-07:00Thanks for the post. It brings back a lot that I&#...Thanks for the post. It brings back a lot that I'd forgotten.<br /><br />This could save somebody's bacon for sure....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-30031666822049260442018-06-04T17:47:01.873-07:002018-06-04T17:47:01.873-07:00No prob. I am not above forgetting things either.No prob. I am not above forgetting things either.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-34999594929350205422018-06-04T16:06:24.417-07:002018-06-04T16:06:24.417-07:00Yes, Yes I did.
Never Mind /Emily LitellaYes, Yes I did.<br /><br />Never Mind /Emily LitellaRandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-18094626135482469002018-06-03T17:26:19.459-07:002018-06-03T17:26:19.459-07:00Randy,
Did you miss this one:
https://raconteurre...Randy,<br /><br />Did you miss this one:<br />https://raconteurreport.blogspot.com/2018/05/basic-training-magnetism.html<br />from Thursday...?Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-14478384267871011282018-06-03T13:54:42.270-07:002018-06-03T13:54:42.270-07:00At some point are you going to mention declination...At some point are you going to mention declination in your training or leave it for the manual?<br /><br />Where I grew up it was usually within the error of margin on the average compass reading, but for some parts of the country it can be pretty significant.<br /><br />Determining declination of your current location at: http://www.magnetic-declination.com/<br /><br />I still have the Silva compass I used in scouts from the 1970's. Survived BSA and .Mil. I found it fit nicely behind the field dressing in the pouch on my LBE to act as a back up to my GI lensatic. <br /><br />And I had a basic button compass on my watch band, especially in Korea, as, if I knew nothing else, I wanted to be able to tell which way South was at all times.<br /><br />RandyGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758726126424011542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-88970925961454103752018-06-03T09:37:36.955-07:002018-06-03T09:37:36.955-07:00Nice catch. I revamped the example to match up wit...Nice catch. I revamped the example to match up with the illustration after I found it, but missed making that change.Aesophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07834464741531503378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-714028479313834812.post-88014585540236152482018-06-03T07:56:29.221-07:002018-06-03T07:56:29.221-07:00"So, for example, if your calculation is that..."So, for example, if your calculation is that your bearing or progress should be 320° magnetic, e.g, slightly north of due NE,"<br /><br />Typo- should read NW, not NE, Aesop.<br />Great refresher article, Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12542475028128253678noreply@blogger.com