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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
November 4, 2005
Last week, the Pandora's box of references opened to provide us with additional reference Web sites this week.
 The US Naval observatory's Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day Web page is one of the reference Web sites mentioned in this week's Surfin'. |
Last week, the "Reference" Web sites I wrote about here resulted in e-mails suggesting other reference Web sites. Steve Melachrinos, W3HF, wrote that he Pete Hoffswell's (N9SSA) latitude/longitude distance calculator over the one I mentioned last week. Steve added, "Not only does it calculate distances, but it also calculates grid squares, lets you input grid squares instead of latitude/longitude for distance calculations (useful for VHF/UHF contesting), and does a 'miles/watt' calculation to boot. It will also display a map of the locations, although the map is only useful in the United States (as it's a US Census Bureau mapping site)."
Steve also mentioned that N9SSA's latitude/longitude distance calculator is a self-contained JavaScript implementation, which "can be downloaded to your own computer and run off-line. You can also (if you can understand JavaScript) edit the program if you want to eliminate some features (such as the example line, or the links to external sites)."
Roland Newton, KC0IEA, offered the following Web sites
that he found "very helpful at times:"
Finally, I (WA1LOU) have some additional reference Web sites that I use occasionally:
Until next week, keep on surfin'.
Editor' note: Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, estimates that
he is has built four-fifths of a mile of cables during his years as a ham. To
contact Stan, send e-mail or visit his Web site where you can leave him a note.
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