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A very useful site with "click to see the path" https://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-elevationtool.html | A very useful site with "click to see the path" https://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-elevationtool.html | ||
| − | [https://forum.batc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=5437&p=15405&hilit=line+of+sight+software#p15442 Software used offline /P and at home | + | [https://forum.batc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=75&t=5437&p=15405&hilit=line+of+sight+software#p15442 Software used offline /P and at home] is [http://www.ve2dbe.com/english1.html Radio Mobile by Roger VE2DBE]. Roger's website links to the [http://www.g3tvu.co.uk/Quick_Start.htm G3TVU Quick Start guide] aimed at UK users which has UK-tailored versions of Radio Mobile. Ian G3TVU has done a thorough job so set aside an evening for building Radio Mobile UK. |
For optical and Line oof sight paths see http://www.heywhatsthat.com/ | For optical and Line oof sight paths see http://www.heywhatsthat.com/ | ||
Line of Sight assessments may indeed also be possible in [https://www.usna.edu/Users/oceano/pguth/website/microdem/microdem.htm MicroDEM] by Prof Guth of the Oceanography Dept, US Naval Academy. [http://freegeographytools.com/2007/microdem-a-swiss-army-knife-of-terrain-and-gis-tools Leszek discusses its capabilities here.] | Line of Sight assessments may indeed also be possible in [https://www.usna.edu/Users/oceano/pguth/website/microdem/microdem.htm MicroDEM] by Prof Guth of the Oceanography Dept, US Naval Academy. [http://freegeographytools.com/2007/microdem-a-swiss-army-knife-of-terrain-and-gis-tools Leszek discusses its capabilities here.] | ||
Revision as of 08:38, 28 June 2018
Finding the QRA of a site
http://k7fry.com/grid/ New site for finding locators to 10 character accuracy by clicking on a map.
Alternatively, try this site by F5UKW to find QRA locators from Google maps.
Lat and Long conversion
UK postcode to Lat and Long: https://www.freemaptools.com/convert-uk-postcode-to-lat-lng.htm
Google map based site to find Lat and Long, OS grid reference and address including post code: http://www.gridreferencefinder.com/
OS NGR to Lat and Long
Convert the OS map 10 digit reference such as TG51401317 to Lat and Long here: http://www.movable-type.co.uk/scripts/latlong-gridref.html
Topographic Google map
So exactly where are the highest sites near me? Use this Google map based site overlaid with height / topographic data to find out: http://en-gb.topographic-map.com/
Overlay OS maps
http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
Portable sites
Directory of portable sites Wiki pages describing some sites suitable for ATV and microwave operation
A Google map listing known portable sites - please add yours!
Radio link and path software
A very useful site with "click to see the path" https://www.solwise.co.uk/wireless-elevationtool.html
Software used offline /P and at home is Radio Mobile by Roger VE2DBE. Roger's website links to the G3TVU Quick Start guide aimed at UK users which has UK-tailored versions of Radio Mobile. Ian G3TVU has done a thorough job so set aside an evening for building Radio Mobile UK.
For optical and Line oof sight paths see http://www.heywhatsthat.com/
Line of Sight assessments may indeed also be possible in MicroDEM by Prof Guth of the Oceanography Dept, US Naval Academy. Leszek discusses its capabilities here.