[drats_users] Maps/how to display/where's the cache?

[Rick Low]

Hello Dan and thanks!

 

I'm not sure what you mean by the format "deg.deg" unless that means
LatitudeDegrees(dot)LongitudeDegrees (pretty big units)

 

Will try changing to format ddd-mm-ss form today and let'er run for awhile.

 

Ultimately, a couple of us here in Northern VA are experimenting with
applicability/use in events such as the Marine Corps Marathon. We may be
limited by the number of operators who actually have d-Star equipment, but
nothing ventured, nothing gained! We're having fun.

 

73 Rick N6CY

Reston, VA

 

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Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:27:03 -0700

From: Dan Smith <dsmith at danplanet.com>

Subject: Re: [drats_users] Maps/how to display/where's the cache?

To: Discussion of D-RATS <drats_users at lists.danplanet.com>

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> Problem of "wrong map" still exists. All I see when I open the D-RATS

> Station Map window is "Me" in the middle, and the label "Penagrande". When
I

> expand the plot list at the bottom, it shows Me at Latitude
0.0000/Longitude

> 0.0000. All this in lieu of my actual position near Washington, DC.

 

Well, that's actually better than the "No Data" issue, so that's progress :)

 

> Current Latitude:38(deg)55.247

> Current Longitude: -77(deg)21.303

 

I bet this is the issue.  My guess would be that I'm not handling the

"degrees with decimal minutes" situation correct.  I'm expecting it to

be either "deg(deg)min'sec''" or "deg.deg".  If the lat/lon parsing

fails, then I just default to zero (not very helpful, I know).  Can you

convert to deg-min-sec form or decimal degrees and see if that fixes

your issue?  If it does, I'll see about figuring out why it's not

behaving with what you're giving it.

 

Thanks!

 

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Dan Smith

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