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- This is a simple compass and tape surveying system.
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- To actually survey land, you will need a Silva Ranger compass. This does more
- than just tells you which way is north. It is the compass of choice for
- professional geologists, foresters, prospectors, and guides, as well as
- surveyors who need a preliminary survey. It has its own built-in protractor
- and ruler. I sell the Silva Ranger compass for $41. It is also the best
- compass for use with topographic maps, if you ignore Silva's instructions.
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- I strongly suggest that you survey with an azimuth (360 degrees in a circle)
- compass. Quadrants may seem easier at first, but quadrants are an invitation
- to blunders. A quadrant Silva Ranger is available if you refuse to take my
- advice.
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- You must be able to read the compass to one degree. A lensatic compass (Army
- marching compass) or a Boy Scout compass is not sufficient. If you think that
- you have a usable compass, ask.
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- You will also need a tape measure. I sell a 200 foot by tenths (not inches)
- indestructible PVC coated fiberglass surveyor's "rope" for $27. If you are
- surveying small lots or in brushy areas, then a 100 foot tape is better, for
- $22. For open unobstructed areas, a 300 foot tape is available for $33.
- Metric tapes are also available, a 50 meter tape is $28 and a 100 meter tape
- is $35. These tapes are 2x6mm (3/32x1/4") in cross section, not the flat
- snarly hardware store kind.
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- A 300 foot roll of flagging ribbon is $2. The default color is orange.
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- You might want a circular protractor and tenths ruler to draw pictures by
- hand, $1 each. A pad of graph paper is $2.
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- Shipping [$5] is by US Postal "Service". If necessary, the instruments can go
- UPS. Turnaround time is about two weeks [my clock speed is 1 microhertz].
- Sometimes I'm only ½ fast and it takes a month. Make checks payable to CAVE,
- Inc. Send your order to: Dave Beiter, CAVE Inc, ½ Fast Road, Ritner, KY
- 42639. An order form "REGISTER.ME" is on disk for your convenience.
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