Hi Chris,
On the W3SZ/K1RZ Database map at https://w3sz.com/map.php there are (as
of today) 175 rover sites which were reported to us by active rovers as
being good, current sites. They will be displayed on the map as grey
markers if you click the "Sites" button near the left upper edge of the
map.
If you hover over a site marker, it displays a pop-up with the 10-digit
grid, a short description, the bearing/distance/reverse bearing from
your site, more info on the site, the first name and call of the source
for the site, and the date that the site was added to the database.
Left-clicking the site marker gives you a persistent pop-up with the
same information and a path line.
Double-left clicking gives you a path profile to the site.
If you type "S" while the map has focus and you zoom in you will get a
nice satellite view of the site.
If you type and hold the "Alt" key while you left-click the site you
will get a zoomed Google Maps display centered on the site, which allows
you to use Street View in addition to seeing the satellite map, if
Street Views are available for the area near the site.
If you type and hold the "F2" key while you left-click the site you will
get a zoomed Google Earth display centered on the site, which allows you
to use Street View, 3D view, etc.
While the database does not currently include means of access or hours
of access those could be very easily added to the database if they were
provided to us. Although the satellite map itself, Google Maps, and
Google Earth provide images (including Street View when available for
the latter two), additional images could also be added to the database
with little to no difficulty.
I think having one clearing house for beacon information, namely WZ1V,
has worked extraordinarily well for our community, and I think the same
thing would hold true for rover site information. While we show beacon
info on our map, this information is obtained exclusively from WZ1V's
excellent beacon list as you know if you have ever accessed the beacon
info on the map.
Let me know if I can be of further help, if there are additional
functions or parameters that you want added to the rover site
information available in the database / on the map, or if you want to
discuss further, on- or off-list.
73 and have a great week,
Roger Rehr
W3SZ
On 8/11/2024 08:11 PM, CHRISTOP PATTERSON via PackRats-Members wrote:
Hello all:
Recently I asked several experienced East Coast rovers if there
is/are published lists of good rover locations throughout the Eastern
U.S. (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NJ, NY, PA, DE, MD, W VA, VA, N,SC, GA,
FL) My take away is that there probably isn't. I am thinking of
putting together a list of good locations as a reference.
If you know of any list or articles containing information about
rover locations in the Eastern U.S., would you send that information
to me? If you know of any good rover locations in the these areas,
would you give me the name of the location, 6 digit grid, means of
access, hours of access, pictures of the site if you have them, and
any other pertinent information about the site?
I'd like to get as complete a list as possible, either for
publication in a
conference proceeding, or online for anyone interested in casual or
serious operation in a contest or sprint, or activation of a rare grid.
Thank you for your cooperation.
73,
Chris Patterson W3CMP
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