[Ham-Mac] station co-ordinates

[Steve - VA3SPH]

Hello Slater,

The information is derived from Long & Lat info found on the QRZ.com  
or other Ham call website you have MacLoggerDX configured  to perform  
the look-ups.
If it is QRZ.com then just need to go to that website and enter you  
exact long & lat data.

After entering the QRZ.com sign in and click the button for "Update  
Email, Home Page, Other for <your call sign>".
Enter the correct LAT and LONG data then your location will show up  
correctly.  The easy way is to have a GPS will tell you this, but if  
you don't have one you can sometimes go on to MapQuest (or Google)  
and play with the search URL to find you location.

Mapquest
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp? 
size=big&latlongtype=decimal&latitude=50.4245&longitude=-103.2748

or

Google
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=50.4245,-103.2748&spn=0.01,0.01&hl=en

Playing with the numeric variables here can yield a more precise  
location. Then you have to change the values on QRZ.com to then  
generate a more accurate result.  Note some HAMs put in none exact  
coordinates as not to give away an exact location.

The MAP does show you in Wolsely BTW but I gather your looking for  
something a little more precise.

Hope this helps!

73

Steve - VA3SPH


On Jan 22, 2006, at 12:11 PM, Slater Tubman wrote:

> I don't know if this is the proper forum to ask this, but here goes:
>
> I use MacLoggerDX4.2.2 and it is a lovely program.  When I enter a  
> call and ask it to look up the operator's name and QTH it also  
> returns the latitude and longitude readings.  I always assumed they  
> are correct however when I entered my own co-ordinates and those of  
> nearby hams (withing 40 miles) the resulting given co-ordinates are  
> away off...by anywhere from twenty to one hundred miles.
>
> What is the source of co-ordinate data that the free internet  
> lookup accesses in searching?  I don't have the QRZ CD, but even it  
> was incorrect on the website as far as my own location is concerned.
>
> If government license data base is used by the program, how in the  
> world can we access it to determine accuracy?
>
> 73
> Slater Tubman VE5OA
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