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Maps and Antennas

Main view

The Main view is two configurable panes (per profile, Settings → General → Main view). Choose from: great-circle map, locator (street) map, the cluster grid, the worked-before grid, recent QSOs, the FlexRadio controls, the Icom console, or the Net control panel.

Great-circle map

  • Short/long-path distance & azimuth to the worked station.
  • Selectable, key-free basemaps: Light / Voyager / Street / Satellite (all labelled).
  • The antenna beam lobe(s) are drawn from the rotor azimuth.

Locator (street) map

An OSM street map centred on the contacted grid square — handy for local / portable contacts. No API key.

Rotor compass

An azimuthal-equidistant click-to-turn compass driven by PstRotator. The current heading and target are shown; click a bearing to turn the rotor.

Ultrabeam

Ultrabeam antennas are supported with three modes — Normal, 180° reverse, Bidirectional:

  • The radiating direction is shown in green and the mechanical boom in grey, on both the compass and the map, so you always know where the antenna actually points.
  • The antenna follows the rig frequency (band change → retune), and retunes immediately when you click a spot.

Related hardware: Amplifiers and Switches (Antenna Genius switch).