Last updated: Thursday, November 11, 2004

K3OWZ

ex W4KYL 1964-2002

ex K3OWZ 1961-1964

Macintosh Utilities

Distance-Bearing Calculator

After reading the March 2003 QST article by WB5KIA describing a simple distance and bearing calculator, I decided to write a similar program.

My version allows input of the user's latitude and longitude coordinates in both decimal and degree/minute/seconds format. It also allows for saving the user's coordinates to a file stored in the preferences folder.

The program has only been tested on OS 9.1.

The cost of the program is a dollar (U.S.) and your QSL card. Comments solicited, positive or negative.

Here are a few screenshots:

User

Bearing

Bearing2

DXCC List

This is nothing but a list of DX contacts made by the user. I wrote this originally for myself in order to keep track of how many countries I had worked. The program has no intelligence, i.e., it does nothing that a sheet of paper couldn't do, and, any spreadsheet program can basically do the same function. Actually, my first version was a spreadsheet but I wanted to write one myself.
Columns can be sorted, and rows can be added or removed to accomodate new or deleted countries.

The list can also be printed to use as a work in progress. Printing has only been tested on an Epson StylusColor 600.

The cost of the program is just a dollar (U.S.) and your QSL card. Comments solicited, positive or negative.

A couple screenshots:

DXCC 1

DXCC 2

IOTA List

The same as DXCC List but intended for those tracking the Islands On The Air contacts.

Again, a dollar (US) and your QSL card.

A screenshot:

Iota

Downloads

Distance/Bearing Calculator.sit

dxcc V1.0.1.sit

IOTA .sit

k3owz@qsl.net

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