[FADCA] Navagation Map

[bud Thompson]

Deltona
Friday September 20 0630EST

The interactive network navigation map that Bob N4WFH and Free N1NPR =
have been working on is intended to be only a resource for finding the =
essentials to make a network connection.

Those essentials are:

What LAN frequency to use

Target station mycall

Mycall of the LAN switch where the user is starting

Numeric address of the LAN where the target is listening.

Since there are not many individuals on packet (yet!) - BBS on LANs can =
be used to test navigation.

The map is working just fine right now. =20

A user, knowing where he is physically located on the map, can hold the =
mouse over that circle/dot and the LAN frequency,switch call, and =
address pop up.  He can then move his cursor to the circle/dot where his =
target is located and find the numeric address he needs.  If he clicks =
on the dot, the left pane will show him the following:

Location (City)
Frequency
Switch Mycall
List of BBS calls and quick connects
List of EOCs and quick connects
Sponsor(s)
Contacts

This is following the KISS principle - It offers nothing more than is =
needed to navigate the network.  Any other information would be =
superfluous for this level of interaction.

I'd like to see the circles be different colors representing the LAN =
frequencies. =20

I will send Free a draft "how to navigate" script to see how that might =
fit.. but I'm not sure if even that is needed.

Other than that, I'm ready to sign off on this one.

Do I have other ideas for expanding this map? Oh, yes, but I say lets =
get this one with up to date location information and go with it now.  =
I'd like to see this map working on line before October 5th when we meet =
in Bradenton.

We definitely need a more accurate and detailed map for planning =
purposes.  This one would have the spots accurately plotted and lines =
representing backbones connecting the dots.  Clicking around on this map =
could bring up all sorts of valuable information (lat/long, antenna =
gain, antenna height, antenna azimuth if a beam, power to the antenna, =
etc,).  This map would not be published or available on the net except =
on a secure site if that.

73,
bud N0IA






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