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date Dec 30, 2007 1:32 PM
subject SPOT OK: 5Z
At 12/30/2007 20:32:40 UTC
39:4.326N 104:45.696W
12 sm @ 211 From Kelly
4 sm @ 172 From Green Roof Strip


Can you have it make a chart of time zone appropriate times?
for example

20:32:40 UTC 12/30/2007

Winter= Standard Time / Summer = Daylight Savings Time
3:32:40 PM EST / 4:32:40 PM EDT
2:32:40 PM CST / 3:32:40 PM CDT
1:32:40 PM MST / 2:32:40 PM MDT
12:32:40 PM PST / 1:32:40 PM PDT

You could list all the above or use the appropriate Daylight time
based on the calendar, and the timezone based on the closest turn
point and just list that time in addition to UTC.


Also you might think about making the text message have all the geek
friendly details such as exact Lat/Lon, and miles with a 1 or 2
decimal places and the degree symbol behind the vector °.

I would also encourage you to Dumb-it-down/simplify some of it - as
many retrieve crew are not pilots and don't know how to operate GPS or
map programs well.
A simpler format beginning line saying for example
x miles NorthWest of x turn point [or near cities from a bigger
database.]

Having both formats would be great and the quickest way for our
retrieve crew or rescue to get us.

Chris