Ronny, I don't know, because I use Ozi Explorer exclusively for mapping. You might try consulting the Help and Tutorial sections of Google Earth to find out what additional features are available. I do know that it's important to enter the coordinates in order- that is, first the latitude and then the longitude.
73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronny Julian Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 9:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Lon and Lat Locator Eric, Can you enter the same string into the Google search engine and go to a Google online map as well? Eric Lemmon wrote: > > Don, > > Google Earth DOES have exactly the feature you want. Simply click on the > "Fly to" tab at the upper left, and enter the latitude and longitude > in the > window, then either hit ENTER or click on the magnifying glass button. > > Be sure to enter the coordinates in degrees-minutes-secondsN, > degrees-minutes-secondsW format, but without entering a dash or symbol > between the numbers. You must have a comma separating the latitude > from the > longitude. For example: > > 34 35 21.84N, 120 30 15.37W > > If you entered the above data correctly, Google Earth should take you to a > red-roofed house near Lompoc, CA. > > 73, Eric Lemmon WB6FLY > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>] On Behalf Of Don KA9QJG > Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:39 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Lon and Lat Locator > > Hello Hope Everyone is doing well,. Can anyone tell Me if thee is a > Program > on the WWW Like Google Earth that will let you just put in a Known Lat and > Lon and display the Location, Google and others I have found will show You > that info on the Pointer Location but You already know the area You are > looking in. The reason is I have a Ham Friend in Rural Arkansas who has a > PO Box for a Address , He used a Program to sent Me a Sat photo of His > QTH , But I know for a fact I have seen better on Google Earth . > > Thanks > > Don KA9QJG
