[DogParkList] MLDX v5 - distance

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

thanks, I'll re-read that, look at the results of lookups and the  
exosting log.
73 de M0XDF, MLDXv5.01b11
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On 20 Feb 2009, at 11:07, Don Agro wrote:


> Hii David,

>

> On 20-02-2009, at 4:19 AM, David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:

>

>> Don, I guess that's the distance to the Dx on the bar above the  

>> callsign, to the right of the bearing? It doesn't appear to display  

>> the correct distance all the time.

>

> It is as accurate as your site location and the location of your  

> lookup.

>

> As with V4 the accuracy of the lookup is based on many things.

>

>> If I look up a call like K5ZD it didn't change from 5km, but then I  

>> looked up G3NCN, who lives about 1 K away and it says 45km, then I  

>> look up G4KFK, who lives 300m away and it says 2km, then I looked  

>> up VP6DX-D and it didn't change from 2km

>> so what is the distance based on?

>

> It's impossible for me to tell you without knowing what the  

> "Locator" field said for that call.

>

> There is extensive coverage of this in the manual:

>

> <http://www.dogparksoftware.com/MacLoggerDX/Manual/Pages/controlwindow.html 

> >

>

> "Here is how MacLoggerDX determines Map position for a call/prefix:

> 	• MacLoggerDX resolves all call signs to the DXCC country level  

> using the data published in the ARRL Operating guide subject to  

> special issue call overrides in dxpeditions.dat "Locator: Country".

> 	• bearings.dat resolves specific prefix based locations - "Locator:  

> Call".

> 	• QRZ lookup may provide a zip code which can be resolved by  

> zip.dat which has the entire US 1999 census zip to post office  

> latitude and longitude data "Locator: US Zip".

> 	• cities.dat has entries where if the city is known and found the  

> latitude and longitude can be resolved "Locator: City".

> 	• If the call is in either your log, or your user call book, that  

> location data is found in a lookup "Locator: Log GS".

> 	• APRS position reports will of course supersede all the above for  

> location data "Locator: APRS".

> 	• If Internet Lookup is enabled and if there is a grid square or  

> Latitude and Longitude data provided on the Internet this will be  

> used "Locator: iNet GS", "Locator: iNet LL", this is usually the  

> most accurate since the operator has provided this data himself."

>

>

>

> 73 Don Agro VE3VRW

>

> D o g   P a r k   S o f t w a r e   L t d .

>

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