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Re: Nautical Almanac Usage
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 16:47 -0400
From: Fred Hebard
Date: 2004 Oct 22, 16:47 -0400
On Oct 22, 2004, at 4:41 PM, Michael Dorl wrote: > At 02:23 PM 10/22/04 -0400, Herbert Prinz wrote: >> Hello All Stations, >> >> In a discussion about the role of CN at sea, Ken Gebhart pointed out >> that the sales of Almanacs would probably be a good indicator. After a >> little survey, I found out that out of over 200 members of the >> navigation list, zero members are currently in possession of the >> government edition of the Nautical Almanac for the year 2005. What may >> we conclude from this data? > > Have any members tried to obtain one? > > Well, last time I got one was back in 2000 when my daughter asked me > what I > wanted for Christmas. > This was say Nov 1999. She ordered and paid for the almanac. As I > remember, I got it just in time for it > to be obsolete somewhere in late 2000. Will I order another? I doubt > it. > > A great example of a US Govt out scoured service. Maybe the UK does > better. > >> Herbert Prinz > > Michael, I have ordered one for two years now from the GPO website and obtained it within two weeks, paying with a credit card. Fred
