Re: [IRCA] GeoClock

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

I didn't get the Professional version, but I've saved all of the maps I've
had even as they've changed over the years, and at one point there was an
option to purchase some large number of additional maps, and so I have
those also. I suppose I should try to inventory them at some point.

Russ Edmunds
15 mi NW Phila
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On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 12:51 AM, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was very impressed with your work on this Guy.   Must have been a rainy
> Saturday afternoon involved.
>
> DX Atlas can do something similar with the call signs, but it is a
> kludge.   You can mouse over each city, and if you have modified the
> city.lst file and loaded the new file, it will display the additional
> information you've provided, as well as what the program provides.  See
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/irca/akita.pdf for a rough
> screenshot.  (thanks for the challenge...)
>
> No argument though that DX Atlas' city list is lacking in North America.
> Domestic DXers would not be happy.  China, on the other hand, is quite rich
> as are many other parts of the world, and you can add cities yourself, but
> it is not immediately self-evident how to do it, and not a quick process.
>
> The IRCA Technical Column had a review of DX Atlas about 10 years ago:
> http://www3.telus.net/public/shallpat/irca/dxatlas_review.pdf, which also
> describes Geoclock briefly.   Did anyone get the Professional version with
> 500 maps?   I'd completely forgotten about that level of map intensity;
> probably couldn't afford it, hi.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
> At 03:39 22-05-15, you wrote:
>
>> Hi Gary,
>>
>> For the domestic or TP/DU medium wave DXer, GeoClock allows easy
>> customization via text files, without unnecessary complexity or extraneous
>> information like CQ/ITU zone boundaries, DXCC boundaries, ham prefixes,
>> and
>> so on.
>>
>> I wonder if DX Atlas let you add MW station call signs & frequencies at
>> the
>> transmitter location, or even draw your own boxes or shapes on the maps if
>> desired? GeoClock lets you do this. *See this screen shot*
>> <https://app.box.com/s/7whf5d36pfxenfeqftue8k1zuxxewyoo> from the Japan
>> map
>> in my copy of GeoClock. (City names can be toggled on & off with a single
>> keystroke in the program.) The area inside the rectangular box loads a
>> zoomed view of the Tokyo region when clicked in GeoClock. Like I described
>> earlier with Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, this customized map is great
>> for following the terminator across Japan when chasing
>> sunset-at-the-transmitter DX from that region.
>>
>> I know DX Atlas can do some cool things like displaying propagation
>> conditions with a map overlay, but I doubt it works at all for medium
>> wave.
>> (I've never heard of a propagation program or plug-in that works at less
>> than HF frequencies. I'd love to know if one exists though!)
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Guy Atkins
>> Puyallup, WA
>>
>>
>>
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: Gary Smith <wa1tjb@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <
>> > irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > Cc:
>> > Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 23:53:50 +0000 (UTC)
>> > Subject: Re: [IRCA] GeoClock
>> > I wonder what the attraction to GeoClock when you can get the same
>> thing,
>> > and so much more, with DX Atlas?  Am I missing something?
>> > GaryWA1TJB
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>
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