[TowerTalk] great circle map with beam headings

[Bill Aycock]

Jan- I would like to suggest that you consider using the program "Geoclock"
with the Ham option. This program will come with a large collection of maps
at different levels of detail, and has one great circle map custom set to
your location .  He will take your location as latitude and longitude, grid
square, zip code, or almost anything else.

With this program, you can enter a call prefix, and it will give you the
country data, the bearings (short path and long) to and from the call
reference, and the times here and there.  

Sunrise and set times are posted. It also marks the spot on the map and
shows the short path line. It has daylight and grey lines shown, which
change in real time.  I use it as a screen saver, letting it cycle through
the maps in random order, which is very educational.

I am only a user, but the address data are:

 Geoclock
2218 N Tuckahoe St
Arlington, Va. 22205

BBS 703-241-7980

geoclock@compuserve.com

http://www.clark.net/pub/bblake/geoclock

It works for me

At 07:50 PM 10/5/98 EDT, you wrote:
>
>I would appreciate any sources of a great circle map with the countries of
the
>world located by name and prefix.  ARRL used to print such a map with beam
>headings from the middle of the 48 states (which was close enough for my
Texas
>location).  The countries of the world were outlined in color, the country
>prefixes indicated, etc.  Very convenient.  I have not seen this map
>advertised in QST and it is not listed on the ARRL web page.  Is there a
>similar map on the market.  Tnx es 73.  Jan (I need my bearings) Rehler,
>W5KNZ, Corpus Christi, Tx.
>
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Bill Aycock   ---   Persimmon Hill 
 Woodville, Alabama, US 35776
 (in the N.E. corner of the State)
      W4BSG   --   Grid EM64vr
        baycock@HiWAAY.net

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