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Author Topic: Sandy Island DX Expedition Plans Put On Hold  (Read 1370 times)
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« on: November 23, 2012, 05:49:53 AM »

Damn,  and I had Icom and SteppIR all lined up for sponsorship already.....

http://travel.cnn.com/scientists-undiscover-sandy-island-south-pacific-560026?hpt=hp_c3


Must have been some sort of data entry error or spoofing that has gone on undetected for a while.  I recently came across one on the Windfinder.com website while checking wind forecasts during the recent hurricane.  The forecasts for New London Harbor made no sense, would be calling for 3 to 4 knots when New London Ledge,  less than 2 miles away, was showing predictions for over 60 knots.  I figured out the problem when I clicked on the "Nearby Locations"  link for New London Harbor and found myself looking at a map of the west coast of Chile.  Problem was caused by someone using a negative vs a positive latitude for the New London Harbor coordinates in the Windfinder database.  I dropped them an email and it's now fixed.  Well, now at least I know  what's opposite New London in the Southern Hemisphere.
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