Towerheads and Topbanders,
I want to thank everyone who answered my inquiry for locating a Great Circle
Map making program. There were many positive responses and I have summarized
them for you below. There were also many inquiries from other recipients
wanting the same information. I begin by listing all the web sites by URL and
finish with all the posted comments.
Thanks again for all the help.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays,
Bill N4ALG
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To find your exact latitude and longitude, start here with your zip code:
http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/gazetteer
The program to plot Great Circle maps centered on your QTH can be found:
http://www.alaska.net/~buchholz - on page #2
or ftp://n6nd.nosc.mil/hamradio/gcmwin21.zip
The program to find beam headings is located in:
ftp://oak.oakland.edu/pub/hamradio/arrl/bbs/programs/beamhead.zip
An online map creator from NA3T and NV3Z is available at:
http://www.xray.duke.edu:1080/az_html/azproj.shtml
An online map creator from Xerox:
http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map
A freeware propagation program:
http://www.berkshire.net/~robbins/k1ttt.html
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Bill Cotter wrote:
>
> Hey gang,
>
> I am in the process of locating/installing a 40m 4sqr and am looking for
> software for creating a Great Circle Bearing map of planet earth centered on
> my QTH lat/long. Over the years there have been many ads for services to
> print one such custom map for an individual, but I have been unable to
> locate a source for the software. I have found many programs to create the
> bearing tables (ie: country, heading, distance, etc.), but none to create
> the map. Has anyone seen such shareware, freeware, buyware, anyware?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill, N4ALG
>
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From: N3SL@aol.com
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 09:07:49 -0500
To: bcotter@pop.uky.edu
Subject: Re: Great Circle Bearing map software
Bill,
Go to KL7J's web site at:
http://www.alaska.net/~buchholz
and it's on page 2. Great program.
73,
Steve, N3SL
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To: <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 10:34:30 -0800
From: charles carroll <k1xx@top.monad.net>
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
Subject: Re: Great Circle Bearing map software
References: <2.2.32.19961217133706.009bd4a0@pop.uky.edu>
Check out AZ_PROJ at:
http://www.xray.duke.edu:1080/az_html/azproj.shtml
it takes a bit of getting used to, but there's a lot in their package.
charlie, k1xx
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To: <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:35:56 +0000
From: "C. R. Crutchfield, K5BC" <crc@phoenix.net>
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
Subject: Re: Great Circle Bearing map software
References: <2.2.32.19961217133706.009bd4a0@pop.uky.edu>
Try playing with this one, it might be what your looking for:
http://pubweb.parc.xerox.com/map
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To: <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 15:21:52 -0100
From: bob <WF3H@ENTER.NET>
Reply-To: WF3H@ENTER.NET
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
CC: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Great Circle Bearing map software
References: <2.2.32.19961217133706.009bd4a0@pop.uky.edu>
try:
http://www.alaska.net/~buchholz/soft.htm
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 96 09:44 EST
From: David & Barbara Leeson <0005543629@mcimail.com>
To: Towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Great Circle Maps
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Great circle maps available on the web at
www.xray.duke.edu:1080/az_html/azproj.shtml#top of page
Just following the instructions, fill out the form, map is sent to you
in a few minutes.
73 de Dave, W6NL (ex-W6QHS)
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To: <topband@contesting.com>
Date: 17 Dec 96 12:22:14 EST
From: Jim Walter <76353.1416@CompuServe.COM>
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
Subject: Great Circle
Hi Bill,
I think this is what you're looking for. I downloaded some software the other
day that prints out great circle maps from anywhere in the world. One can use
either prefix or Lat/Lon to define the center point. I have an old 386 and
Epson dot matrix printer and they printed out just fine. It does require
Windows 3.1 or greater. The file name is <GCMWIN21.ZIP> and can be downloaded
via FTP from <oak.oakland.edu/pub/hamradio/arrl/bbs/programs>. I hope this
helps.
73...Jim Walter, WB0OLA, 76353.1416@compuserve.com
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Date: Wed, 18 Dec 1996 05:27:05 +0000
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
From: "Rick Craig, N6ND" <n6nd@n6nd.wanet.com>
Subject: Re: Great Circle Bearing map software
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
The best great circle map program I've found is a windows program written
by SM3GSJ. Great detail and very configurable. Point your web browser at
ftp://n6nd.nosc.mil/hamradio/gcmwin21.zip
73 Rick, N6ND
Rick Craig, N6ND
n6nd@n6nd.wanet.com
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 23:24:38 +0000
From: David Robbins <k1ttt@berkshire.net>
Reply-To: k1ttt@berkshire.net
Organization: k1ttt
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
Subject: Re: Great Circle Bearing map software
References: <2.2.32.19961217133706.009bd4a0@pop.uky.edu>
on my web page there is freeware propagation program in java on the
web page, and downloadable for dos or windows that plots a great
circle map on your qth. as an added bonus it also plots sun rise/set
and high or lowband long or shortpath propagation predictions. my
propagation program will do a polar projection centered anywhere in
the world, and its free. no, you won't be able to trace the fjords in norway
when you are at the antipode, but you can see the sunrise/sunset
line and propagation predictions superimposed on it instead.
--
David Robbins K1TTT (ex KY1H)
k1ttt@berkshire.net or robbins@berkshire.net
http://www.berkshire.net/~robbins/k1ttt.html
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Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 07:28:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Pat Barthelow <aa6eg@tmx.com>
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: NV3Z Great Circle Bearing map server
Sender: owner-towertalk@akorn.net
HI Bill,
Look on the internet, using Alta Vista, search for the keyword (Callsign)
NV3Z, and you will find a server which draws a custom Great Circle Map to
your specifications.....Scale, Center Lat, Long, country Borders, Lat
Long lines, compass rose, Gray lines.....all these parameters may be
specified in detail before the map is drawn for you on your screen or
your Laser Printer.....color printing options are even available...You
can get the software itself from the site, using FTP. These
guys should get an award for their great Website Great circle map server.
73, DX de Pat, AA6EG, aa6eg@tmx.com
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To: <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 10:27:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Jamie Tolbert <jtolbert@gremlan.org>
Subject: Re: Great Circle Bearing map software
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
Bill try LTC ad in Amateur radio trader...think its PO Box 445 Conneat
Lake PA. 16316...They have a shareware progrma for windows that prints a
nice map...I think its abt 5.00...73 Jamie WW3S
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To: <topband@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 1996 06:21:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Robert Brown <bobnm7m@baker.cnw.com>
Subject: Re: Great Circle Bearing map software
To: Bill Cotter <bcotter@pop.uky.edu>
Bill,
The very best map software and propagation program that I know of is
DXAID by Peter Oldfield in Canada. It gives Mercator as well as
azimuthal equidistant maps that are EXCELLENT, with terminators and
auroral ovals. The auroral ovals are based on TIROS/NOAA satellite data
and show the variations with UTC and magnetic activity (Kp-index).
The program costs $25 US and may be obtained from:
Peter Oldfield
251 Chemin Beaulne
Piedmont, Quebec
J0R 1K0 Canada
Just tell Peter I sent you and he'll give you prompt attention.
73,
Bob, NM7M
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