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Running in circles Mystery Cache

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waterfan5: It had a good run, but it is time to go

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Hidden : 11/14/2015
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is not at the posted location. For this puzzle, there is no reason to visit the posted location.
Once you solve the puzzle, you will have the final location for the puzzle.
The geochecker will verify your answer with a 30 meter accuracy, but I am happy to verify your math if the checker does not agree with you.

There are some cache containers in the cache for the first finders.


Three friends, Alfa, Bravo and Charlie have build there own mobile radar system and they decide to meet at the posted coordinates.

Alpha: Well Bravo, why don't you start walking in a direction of 78.1522 degrees  true north until we have no overlapping area between our radars any more and then give me a call.
Bravo: That sounds good. 

A while later...

Bravo: Hey Alpha, I reached my destination. It seems I am 1200 feet away from you.
Bravo: Well, remember my radar covers twice the area that your radar covers, Alpha.

Charlie: Why don't I go to the spot that is right in the middle of the two of you and I will walk in a south-south-east direction and keep equal distance to both of you.
Alpha & Bravo: Good idea Charlie, but how long will you continue to walk.
Charlie: I will walk until my radar reaches its maximum capacity and intersects with where your radars intersect.
Bravo: Ok sounds good, we will talk to you later.

A while later...

Charlie: Ok I reached my point, but it seems I have quite a bit of overlap with the areas that you are seeing on your radar. I am overlapping a total of 607000 square feet with the two of you.
Bravo: Ok Charlie, You know, I will go to the eastern most point of  where the coverage of our two radars overlap.
Alpha: And Charlie, I will go to the western most point of  where the coverage of our two radars overlap.

A while later...

Alpha: I reached my location
Bravo: I reached my location
Charlie: I am still where I was
Alpha: I have an idea. How about we go to the point that is an equal distance away from all of us and meet up there.
Bravo: Ok
Charlie: Ok

A while later...

Alpha: Ok, now that we are all together, what do a do?
Bravo: Let's hide a cache.
Charlie: Good idea.


You need to be within 30 meters.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Zngu uggcf://lbhgh.or/jGuyu_mWHPV

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)