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By Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU
Contributing Editor
April 20, 2007
Finding hams on maps is a piece of cake at this week’s featured Web site.
Using N4MC’s “Locate Hams in Your Neighborhood” tool, you can map the hams in your environs.
Last week, “Mapping Hams” using the new Google My Maps tool was the topic of this column; needless to say, it spawned a few e-mails regarding hams and maps. One such e-mail from Nick Proy, KB3LSR, suggested that I mosey over to N4MC’s Web site Vanity HQ and check out the cool “Locate Hams in Your Neighborhood” tool.
The tool is simple to use. Under “Zip Code Map,” enter the 5-digit ZIP Code of the area you wish to view, select your options (map data source and map size) and then click on the “Map Neighborhood” button. Moments later, the tool displays a Google map overlaid with pushpins that represent the locations of all the hams in the ZIP Code you entered. Click on a pushpin and the tool displays a balloon containing the call sign, license class, name and address of the ham that is represented by that pushpin.
Like other Google maps, you can zoom in and out of the map for a greater or less detailed view. You can also switch to a Satellite or Hybrid view by clicking on the appropriate buttons. The Satellite view displays a satellite/aerial image of the area; the Hybrid view overlays map data (town names, street names and such) over the Satellite view.
You can also use N4MC’s tool to map the location of an individual ham. Under “Single Ham Map,” simply enter the call sign of the ham you are trying to locate and click on the “Map Ham” button.
Until next time, keep on surfin’.
Editor’s note: Among other things, Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU, wanted to be a cartographer when he grew up, but he didn’t know where to go to become one. To discuss map tools and other cool stuff with Stan, send him an e-mail or add comments to his blog. By the way, every installment of Surfin’ is indexed here, so go look it up (whatever it may be).
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