Rick- forgive me, but your geometry is off- that second tape will locate a
point on a diameter directly across from the first point.(2 radii = 1 diameter)
Bill
At 08:31 AM 6/9/2003 -0700, you wrote:
> >
>
>It is easier to just use tape measures simulateously
>to triangulate. This avoids drawing arcs on the ground. For example,
>mark the first guy point at the correct radius and arbitrary angle,
>then pull one tape measure from the guy point and another from the
>tower center. Move them around until they cross each other so that
>the one from the tower center is the correct radius and the other
>reads twice as much. That is the next guy point.
>
>Rick N6RK
>
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