How can i effectively measure bearing rate?

phil21 · 12-07-07, 01:26 PM

Hello guys,

here is another typical "noob-question"

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How do i get a precise bearing rate for a contact? I know in the Navmap you can find one, but this one only appears after i've done my TMA and its also influenced by it, so its useless for what i had in mind.
I also know that you can just sit there with a stopwatch and calculate it yourself but i would like to know if there's another, faster (and perhaps more reliable) way...

I'm asking this in a new thread because the threads i find with 'Search' do not really answer the question(s) i have. Right now i'm working on a simple program to calculate Target range (and maybe more later) via´Ekelund with OwnShip data plus LOB (Bearing Rate). So if theres another way to do this (getting a good TMA with (as few as possible) bearings only) this would be also of interest for me...especially if theres already a program for it.

Phil

12-07-07, 01:26 PM	#1
phil21 Sailor man Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 49 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	How can i effectively measure bearing rate? Hello guys, here is another typical "noob-question" : How do i get a precise bearing rate for a contact? I know in the Navmap you can find one, but this one only appears after i've done my TMA and its also influenced by it, so its useless for what i had in mind. I also know that you can just sit there with a stopwatch and calculate it yourself but i would like to know if there's another, faster (and perhaps more reliable) way... I'm asking this in a new thread because the threads i find with 'Search' do not really answer the question(s) i have. Right now i'm working on a simple program to calculate Target range (and maybe more later) via´Ekelund with OwnShip data plus LOB (Bearing Rate). So if theres another way to do this (getting a good TMA with (as few as possible) bearings only) this would be also of interest for me...especially if theres already a program for it. Phil