[VHFcontesting] [PackRats-Members] List of East Coast Rover Sites

[Roger Rehr]

Hi Chris,

On the W3SZ/K1RZ Database map at https://w3sz.com/map.php there are (as 
of today) 175 rover sites which were reported to us by active rovers as 
being good, current sites.  They will be displayed on the map as grey 
markers if you click the "Sites" button near the left upper edge of the 
map.

If you hover over a site marker, it displays a pop-up with the 10-digit 
grid, a short description, the bearing/distance/reverse bearing from 
your site, more info on the site, the first name and call of the source 
for the site, and the date that the site was added to the database.

Left-clicking the site marker gives you a persistent pop-up with the 
same information and a path line.

Double-left clicking gives you a path profile to the site.

If you type "S" while the map has focus and you zoom in you will get a 
nice satellite view of the site.

If you type and hold the "Alt" key while you left-click the site you 
will get a zoomed Google Maps display centered on the site, which allows 
you to use Street View in addition to seeing the satellite map, if 
Street Views are available for the area near the site.

If you type and hold the "F2" key while you left-click the site you will 
get a zoomed Google Earth display centered on the site, which allows you 
to use Street View, 3D view, etc.

While the database does not currently include means of access or hours 
of access those could be very easily added to the database if they were 
provided to us.  Although the satellite map itself, Google Maps, and 
Google Earth provide images (including Street View when available for 
the latter two), additional images could also be added to the database 
with little to no difficulty.

I think having one clearing house for beacon information, namely WZ1V, 
has worked extraordinarily well for our community, and I think the same 
thing would hold true for rover site information. While we show beacon 
info on our map, this information is obtained exclusively from WZ1V's 
excellent beacon list as you know if you have ever accessed the beacon 
info on the map.

Let me know if I can be of further help, if there are additional 
functions or parameters that you want added to the rover site 
information available in the database / on the map, or if you want to 
discuss further, on- or off-list.

73 and have a great week,

Roger Rehr
W3SZ

On 8/11/2024 08:11 PM, CHRISTOP PATTERSON via PackRats-Members wrote:
> Hello all:
>      Recently I asked several experienced East Coast rovers if there 
> is/are published lists of good rover locations throughout the Eastern 
> U.S. (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NJ, NY,  PA, DE, MD, W VA, VA, N,SC, GA, 
> FL) My take away is that there probably isn't.  I am thinking of 
> putting together a list of good locations as a reference.
>      If you know of any list or articles containing information about 
> rover locations in the Eastern U.S., would you send that information 
> to me?  If you know of any good rover locations in the these areas, 
> would you give me the name of the location, 6 digit grid, means of 
> access, hours of access, pictures of the site if you have them, and 
> any other pertinent information about the site?
>      I'd like to get as complete a list as possible, either for 
> publication in a
> conference proceeding, or online for anyone interested in casual or 
> serious operation in a contest or sprint, or activation of a rare grid.
>      Thank you for your cooperation.
> 73,
> Chris Patterson W3CMP
>
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