[DX] Palm CityTime program for DXers

Mon, 16 Sep 2002 19:22:30 -0400

It just so happens that some QRP folks have created a Morse Code/logger
interface for a PDA.  They're selling the kits:

http://www.njqrp.org/palmserialsender/index.html

No interest, your mileage may vary blah, blah, blah . . .

Mark, AA4MF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim McDonald" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; "CADXA" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 12:54 AM
Subject: [DX] Palm CityTime program for DXers

> The Palm PDAs can be used with a $15 program, CityTime
> (http://www.codecity.net/prodctpalm.html) that is similar to the PC
program,
> GeoClock (http://home.att.net/~geoclock/).  CityTime can show
sunrise/sunset
> times for a given location, for the current date or any date in the future
> or past.  It also computes distances and bearings.  Finally, it can
> calculate time at a given location using a reference location/date/time.
>
> If you don't have a Palm you still may have noticed the CityTime screen as
> it's frequently used in Palm ads.  CityTime comes with a database of
cities
> with latitude, longitude, GMT offset, DST, etc., and, as you might expect,
> is sorted by country.  CityTime has files on the website of additional
> cities that can be added to the program database.
>
> GeoClock, the PC program, can be purchased with a ham option, which
includes
> country/entity prefixes, which makes it very convenient.
>
> My punch line:
>
> My thought is that CityTime would be even nicer for DXers if one had a
> database with entity prefixes (e.g., VK6 Perth).  I'm not volunteering (at
> least not yet), but I'm wondering if anyone has already created/modified a
> ham/DX database for CityTime.
>
> (CityTime states that its database lists are copyrighted, though they give
> them away on the web.  I'm copying CityTime support on this email in case
> this is an issue, as I'm envisioning a freeware DX database for hams.)
>
> Any volunteers or interest?
>
> Jim McDonald - N7US
> Mesa, Arizona
> [email protected]
>
> N7US AR-Cluster:
> telnet://n7us.net
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