39 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
39 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
# Maps and Antennas
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## Main view
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The Main view is **two configurable panes** (per profile, Settings → General →
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*Main view*). Choose from: great-circle map, locator (street) map, the cluster
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grid, the worked-before grid, recent QSOs, the **FlexRadio** controls, the
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**Icom** console, or the **Net control** panel.
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## Great-circle map
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- Short/long-path **distance & azimuth** to the worked station.
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- Selectable, **key-free** basemaps: Light / Voyager / Street / Satellite (all
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labelled).
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- The **antenna beam lobe(s)** are drawn from the rotor azimuth.
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## Locator (street) map
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An OSM street map centred on the contacted grid square — handy for local /
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portable contacts. No API key.
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## Rotor compass
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An azimuthal-equidistant **click-to-turn** compass driven by **PstRotator**. The
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current heading and target are shown; click a bearing to turn the rotor.
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## Ultrabeam
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Ultrabeam antennas are supported with three modes — **Normal**, **180° reverse**,
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**Bidirectional**:
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- The **radiating direction** is shown in green and the **mechanical boom** in
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grey, on both the compass and the map, so you always know where the antenna
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actually points.
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- The antenna **follows the rig frequency** (band change → retune), and retunes
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immediately when you click a spot.
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Related hardware: [[Amplifiers and Switches]] (Antenna Genius switch).
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