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#Grid Square program

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#65138From: Kelly JordanAug 9, 1992 9:51 AM

Does anybody still have a copy of the Maidenhead Grid Square program that used to be up here? Can't find it in here any more. I must have lost my copy of the program last winter when I lost my HD. If you still have a copy of the executeable program, please upload it. 73, Kelly

#65143From: Paul MacDonaldAug 9, 1992 10:21 AM

Oh, you mean the one I wrote? I'll upload it. Cheers, Paul (WA1OMM)

#65235From: Kelly JordanAug 10, 1992 6:29 AM

Yes, that would be the one, Paul. Thanks! Had to figure out the grid square manually – EN68tr. About 8 miles from where I previously thought I was! That is what happens when I try to get my lat/long from a provincial road map. Using a government 1000 meter map – can determine where I am to a few seconds now. Hey, your on AO-10 and 13, aren't you? Want to try a sched some time? Maybe try some SSTV up there? 73, Kelly

#65292From: Paul MacDonaldAug 10, 1992 6:04 PM

I doubt I could have any kind of reasonable succes with SSTV on AO-13. The sigs are rarely strong enough for even SSB work. The program is GRID and it is on the Software/Pictures DL of the HAMNET SIG. Cheers, Paul (WA1OMM)

#65313From: Kelly JordanAug 10, 1992 8:09 PM

Thanks, Paul. I'll grab the program on friday. Actually, I have never made a mode B contact yet. The signals sounded pretty good on sunday, but I was busy organizing the shack so stuck to listening. Have a grand total of 4 contacts on mode J. Will have to get some more contacts in the log book very soon. Will have to check what the satellite passes will be like for the weekend. Should be Mode-B only until the 17th (monday). Haven't even heard an SSTV signal on the bird yet, just noticing all the talk about it in the Amsat Bulletins. I have only had the station reconnected for two weeks now, and wouldn't you know it, but as soon as it was ready to go, AO-13 was in eclipse and doing magnetorquing!! 73, Kelly

#65314From: Kelly JordanAug 10, 1992 8:09 PM

Paul, Have you ever seen Keps for the Sun or Moon? The sun would make a good noise source for checking aiming accuracy and checking how well the antennas perform (KLM 22C and 40CX). 73, Kelly

#65427From: Paul MacDonaldAug 11, 1992 8:55 PM

Instant Track automatically does the sun and moon. No need for keps. Cheers, Paul (WA1OMM)

#65551From: Kelly JordanAug 12, 1992 8:25 PM

I'll get Instant Track when it gets ported to the Amiga!! My AT-BB is mostly stock – no VGA board. 73, Kelly