I know there are some hams who don't have computers yet, but it is an
invaluable tool for the DXer. There are many free programs that will give
you all the information you need if you put your latitude and longitude
into the program. (I may be "preaching to the choir" here!) :-}
73, Zack W9SZ
On Wed, 20 Oct 2004, Thomas Giella KN4LF wrote:
>
> One great hinderance to amateurs in the USA who like to work far DX is that
> many have no idea of where the signals should be coming from as they rely
> upon maps centered on the geographic centre of the USA which shows Perth as
> due West while the majority of Australia is SW, but from Boston, Perth is
> NNW and the rest of Australia just starts at West. Perth is aproximately
> the same heading as Tokyo from Boston. Hams with beams who use the ARRL map
> are beaming west to southwest - and probably won't even hear VK6.
>
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