Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea
dw wrote: > You tell the software what your location is. > You type in a callsign and it shows you not only the name, city, state > of the call. > But it also displays a map showing the approximate location on a map and > indicates crow-fly distance. > > One could easily do this in two steps using online hamcall and then > google map I guess. I would expect this to be a breach of the terms of service for the common online call databases. Like most information web sites, they exist to sell targetted advertising and their callsign database is commercially valuable. Google maps is probably OK, as you would still allow through the Google advertising. Note that there are mapping sites (specifically www.openstreetmap.org) that have a funding model similar to US National Public Radio, and moreover aim to produce royalty free map data, but I'm not so sure that it would be easy to set up a callsign database on that basis, except possibly for the USA, where the data is possibly condidered public domain due to being obtained by a federal agency. The actual software could be rather simple, although a GUI interface would compromise that. The real issue are the geographic and callsign databases. Incidentally, logging in is valuable for advertising funded databases, as it makes it easier to target advertising at individual. -- David Woolley Emails are not formal business letters, whatever businesses may want. RFC1855 says there should be an address here, but, in a world of spam, that is no longer good advice, as archive address hiding may not work. __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea - using QRZ
I can't think of a reason it would be any different with Mac Safari. If you are not a registered user (free) you can't sign in and you will not get the line because the program does not know where you are. You've got to sign in. Then the program uses your location for one end of the line and the call you looked up for the other end. Also, don't forget to zoom out far enough to see both stations. 73 es gud dxing -- Don N4HH K3/100 #83 On 9 Jun 2009, at 02:29, Don Nesbitt wrote: > and if you zoom out on the map, a line from you to them. I don't get the line - might be something to do with Mac Safari (v4 rocks btw) 73 de M0XDF __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea - using QRZ
On 9 Jun 2009, at 02:29, Don Nesbitt wrote: > and if you zoom out on the map, a line from you to them. I don't get the line - might be something to do with Mac Safari (v4 rocks btw) 73 de M0XDF -- Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case, the idea is quite staggering. -Arthur C Clarke, science fiction writer (1917- ) __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea
Digital Master from HRD will work them and the Radio Shack X-10 system will make coffee... On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 9:14 PM, Wes Stewart wrote: > Yeah, but will it make coffee and work them too? > > --- On Mon, 6/8/09, Oscar Staudt wrote: > > From: Oscar Staudt > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea > To: "dw" > Cc: "Elecraft_List" > Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 7:32 PM > > Probably lots of them out there. One very nice package (if you're a Mac > person) is MacloggerDX. Not only does it show the station on a map, but > will turn your beam to the correct heading, etc. > http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html > > Oscar > > On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:08 PM, dw wrote: > > > I hope this is ok to post. > > I've had an idea for software but don't know if it already exists. > > You tell the software what your location is. > > You type in a callsign and it shows you not only the name, city, state > > of the call. > > But it also displays a map showing the approximate location on a map and > > indicates crow-fly distance. > > > > One could easily do this in two steps using online hamcall and then > > google map I guess. > > > > Does any such software exist? > > > > Thanks > > Duane > > -- > > bw...@fastmail.net > > > > __ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > -- W2CVZ, Michael __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea
Yeah, but will it make coffee and work them too? --- On Mon, 6/8/09, Oscar Staudt wrote: From: Oscar Staudt Subject: Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea To: "dw" Cc: "Elecraft_List" Date: Monday, June 8, 2009, 7:32 PM Probably lots of them out there. One very nice package (if you're a Mac person) is MacloggerDX. Not only does it show the station on a map, but will turn your beam to the correct heading, etc. http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html Oscar On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:08 PM, dw wrote: > I hope this is ok to post. > I've had an idea for software but don't know if it already exists. > You tell the software what your location is. > You type in a callsign and it shows you not only the name, city, state > of the call. > But it also displays a map showing the approximate location on a map and > indicates crow-fly distance. > > One could easily do this in two steps using online hamcall and then > google map I guess. > > Does any such software exist? > > Thanks > Duane > -- > bw...@fastmail.net > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea
Probably lots of them out there. One very nice package (if you're a Mac person) is MacloggerDX. Not only does it show the station on a map, but will turn your beam to the correct heading, etc. http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX.html Oscar On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 8:08 PM, dw wrote: > I hope this is ok to post. > I've had an idea for software but don't know if it already exists. > You tell the software what your location is. > You type in a callsign and it shows you not only the name, city, state > of the call. > But it also displays a map showing the approximate location on a map and > indicates crow-fly distance. > > One could easily do this in two steps using online hamcall and then > google map I guess. > > Does any such software exist? > > Thanks > Duane > -- > bw...@fastmail.net > > __ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea
QRZ.com already does all of that, plus give you the bearing from your location to the other station. You only need to be logged in for that capability, and click "Click for more detail .." to bring up the map. 73, Dave AB7E dw wrote: > I hope this is ok to post. > I've had an idea for software but don't know if it already exists. > You tell the software what your location is. > You type in a callsign and it shows you not only the name, city, state > of the call. > But it also displays a map showing the approximate location on a map and > indicates crow-fly distance. > > One could easily do this in two steps using online hamcall and then > google map I guess. > > Does any such software exist? > > Thanks > Duane > __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea
Already exists. See qrz.com/callsign - register and sign it. Look up call of station you are interested in. Click on "Click for more Detail" - it then shows you the distance in the text as well as a map of that stations location and if you zoom out on the map, a line from you to them. Quite nice! Enjoy -- 73 -- Don N4HH -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of dw Sent: Monday, June 08, 2009 9:08 PM To: Elecraft_List Subject: [Elecraft] a cool software Idea I hope this is ok to post. I've had an idea for software but don't know if it already exists. You tell the software what your location is. You type in a callsign and it shows you not only the name, city, state of the call. But it also displays a map showing the approximate location on a map and indicates crow-fly distance. One could easily do this in two steps using online hamcall and then google map I guess. Does any such software exist? Thanks Duane -- bw...@fastmail.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.56/2162 - Release Date: 06/08/09 06:01:00 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] a cool software Idea
Hi Duane, If I understand what you correctly, onto QRZ.com will do this for you. Most logging programs also do this. 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP elecraftcov...@rfwave.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] a cool software Idea
I hope this is ok to post. I've had an idea for software but don't know if it already exists. You tell the software what your location is. You type in a callsign and it shows you not only the name, city, state of the call. But it also displays a map showing the approximate location on a map and indicates crow-fly distance. One could easily do this in two steps using online hamcall and then google map I guess. Does any such software exist? Thanks Duane -- bw...@fastmail.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
