Re: [Dx4win] Antenna Bearing Issue

[Paul van der Eijk]

It is actually more convoluted than that:

In all steps, we use the info only when it is know (not empty)

1. Grid 6 characters
2. IOTA
3. US County
4. Grid 4 characters
5. US State
6. Country

--Paul, KK4HD

On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 6:23 PM, WA7AA  wrote:

> On 10-Dec-17 14:55, Ron Polityka wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>   Today while doing a little Hunt and Peck in the ARRL 10 meter contest I
>> notice an issue with the bearing heading in the latest upgrade.
>>
>>   I heard a station in Prince Georges County in MD. I live in Eastern PA
>> in
>> Berks County.
>>
>> The DX4Win program is telling me to turn the beam towards the 262'
>> bearing.
>> I am using the latest Flying horse CB on CD. But according to the QRZ web
>> site the bearing should be 210'. This is a 52' difference.
>>
>>   I doubled check my Preferences on the Grid Locator and Longitude and
>> Latitude and all is correct.
>>
>>   Just wondering if there is something I am missing or is there a small
>> issue
>> with the bearing in the program.
>>
>> DX4Win uses the following parameters in the order of preference to
> determine the US stn to US stn bearing (disclaimer: as far as I know):
>
> 1. Grid (only if the station had already been logged with a grid filled)
> or op enters it manually
> 2. State (if known, maps the bearing to center of state?)
> 3. Country (bearing from the Countries db, probably Washington DC)
>
> This means that bearings may vary wildly for US-US contacts, especially
> for close stations, and unless the Flying Horse supplies the grid,
> disregard them.
>
> 73,
>
> Zoran WA7AA
>
> __
> DX4WIN mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net
> Message delivered to pvandere...@gmail.com
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>



-- 
~
DX4WIN logging software
Paul van der Eijk, KK4HD
BrookHill Data Systems LLC
http://www.dx4win.com
__
DX4WIN mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net
Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

Re: [Dx4win] Antenna Bearing Issue

[WA7AA]

On 10-Dec-17 14:55, Ron Polityka wrote:

Hello,

  Today while doing a little Hunt and Peck in the ARRL 10 meter contest I
notice an issue with the bearing heading in the latest upgrade.

  I heard a station in Prince Georges County in MD. I live in Eastern PA in
Berks County.

The DX4Win program is telling me to turn the beam towards the 262' bearing.
I am using the latest Flying horse CB on CD. But according to the QRZ web
site the bearing should be 210'. This is a 52' difference.

  I doubled check my Preferences on the Grid Locator and Longitude and
Latitude and all is correct.

  Just wondering if there is something I am missing or is there a small issue
with the bearing in the program.

DX4Win uses the following parameters in the order of preference to 
determine the US stn to US stn bearing (disclaimer: as far as I know):


1. Grid (only if the station had already been logged with a grid filled) 
or op enters it manually

2. State (if known, maps the bearing to center of state?)
3. Country (bearing from the Countries db, probably Washington DC)

This means that bearings may vary wildly for US-US contacts, especially 
for close stations, and unless the Flying Horse supplies the grid, 
disregard them.


73,

Zoran WA7AA
__
DX4WIN mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net
Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

[Dx4win] Antenna Bearing Issue

[Ron Polityka]

Hello,

 Today while doing a little Hunt and Peck in the ARRL 10 meter contest I
notice an issue with the bearing heading in the latest upgrade.

 I heard a station in Prince Georges County in MD. I live in Eastern PA in
Berks County.

The DX4Win program is telling me to turn the beam towards the 262' bearing.
I am using the latest Flying horse CB on CD. But according to the QRZ web
site the bearing should be 210'. This is a 52' difference.

 I doubled check my Preferences on the Grid Locator and Longitude and
Latitude and all is correct.

 Just wondering if there is something I am missing or is there a small issue
with the bearing in the program.

So far I like the new version and I do understand there will be a few bugs
to work out.

73
Ron Polityka
WB3AAL



__
DX4WIN mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:DX4WIN@mailman.qth.net
Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com

This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html