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Re: Locator library for software authors

Von: Brian Howie (brian@nospam.demon.co.uk) [Profil]
Datum: 04.11.2009 07:09
Message-ID: <7IBTu6AKqR8KFwlU@b-howie.demon.co.uk>
Newsgroup: uk.radio.amateur
In message <hcqt6g$eks$1@news.albasani.net>, 6502 <b8it@hotmail.com>
writes
>Hello to yourselves. I'm a programmer of  some years and it is my intention
>to write a bit of logging software but I desire it to calculate distances
>from locator squares as SD and the like do. The problem is that I've no idea
>of the formulae behind locator squares. If anyone knows the formulae or
>knows where I can dowload a library of functions and/ or databases or
>locators then i would appreciate your assistance.
>
>Thanks and 73
>

It's formally known as the Maidenhead Locator System.

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidenhead_Locator_System

http://www.jonit.com/fieldlist/maidenhead.htm

It's easy to write a  program to work it out from longitude and
latitude.

Brian

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