[Dxbase] E6 entry in database

Sun Sep 20 14:43:31 EDT 2015

My Countries data base shows the longitude of E6 as +168.9, so I don't have 
the longitude error that Fred is reporting. However, a check of the IOTA 
web site for Niue shows they list the longitude coordinates as being from 
169.67W - 170W. The plus sign inDXBase indicates West longitude. So there 
us a slight discrepancy between what DXBase has and what IOTA uses. Not a 
very significant error in any case; only about 1.2 degrees difference in the 
beam heading using Fred's numbers. No idea why his Countries data base has 
a '-' instead of a '+' leading the numbers.
73,
Gary AL9A
-----Original Message----- 
From: Fred Handscombe
Sent: September 20, 2015 8:26 AM
To: DXBase List ; dxbase at yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Dxbase] E6 entry in database
Hi All
If you are chasing E6GG be aware the country database entry is WRONG
It has a typo in the longitude for E6 as "_169.8"
It should be +169.8
Then the beam headings and SR/SS times work correctly
73 Fred
G4BWP
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