[digitalradio] Re: Grid Locator
Thanks Dave, I appreciate the guidance. Alan (KR5T) --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@... wrote: kr5tham wrote: Thanks Dave, I am using HRD. From that I presume you mean DM780? HRD is the computer control program, DM780 handles the digital modes TX/RX side... If you go to Program Options and click on the QSO:Receive tab there is an option called Display Distance and Bearing from my locator. If you select this and put your locator into the 'locator' setting under Tabs then, when DM780 detects a valid IARU/Maidenhead locator, it will calculate and display the distance and bearing and print it in the received window just after the received IARU/Maidenhead locator. You can select distance to be displayed in either Miles or kilometres. Dave (G0DJA)
Re: [digitalradio] Re: Grid Locator
kr5tham wrote: Thanks Dave, I am using HRD. From that I presume you mean DM780? HRD is the computer control program, DM780 handles the digital modes TX/RX side... If you go to Program Options and click on the QSO:Receive tab there is an option called Display Distance and Bearing from my locator. If you select this and put your locator into the 'locator' setting under Tabs then, when DM780 detects a valid IARU/Maidenhead locator, it will calculate and display the distance and bearing and print it in the received window just after the received IARU/Maidenhead locator. You can select distance to be displayed in either Miles or kilometres. Dave (G0DJA)
[digitalradio] Re: Grid Locator
Thanks Dave, I am using HRD. --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, Dave Ackrill dave.g0...@... wrote: kr5tham wrote: When working dig modes I see stations send their grid locator followed by a single number represented in degrees followed by a number represented in kilometers. What is this and how was it calculated? Many digital modes programs will either auto detect an IARU locator (usually in the format IO93if - which is my locator) as it comes in, or the operator manually enters it into another part of the program. This is then used, together with the stations own locator information, to calculate the distance and bearing from the station being worked. Many programs then allow this data to be entered and sent as part of the transmitted message. Often referred to as a macro you can set up an automatic message with tokens that will call up the details and put them into the message automatically. If you want details of the IARU Locator, otherwise known as the Maidenhead locator system, have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead_Locator_System If you tell us which program you use for digital modes someone will be able to tell you if it will do this for you and, if it is possible, how to set it up. Dave (G0DJA)
