[Dxspider-support] sh/qrz Problem

[Saul B. Dinman]

All those web sites that get your location from your address as listed in
the FCC database use the Census Tiger files which supposedly contains
"accurate" lat/lon information as supplied by minimum wage, part time
employees who were given a hand held GPS last census. Same holds true for
Mapquest and other such mapping programs. All based on Census and USGS
mapping data. Take a look sometime at the location for someone who gives a
PO box for an address, unless they manually entered the correct location as
can be done in QRZ.com.
Saul, K1BI

-----Original Message-----
From: dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org
[mailto:dxspider-support-bounces at dxcluster.org] On Behalf Of Bob Nielsen
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:58 AM
To: The DXSpider Support list
Subject: Re: [Dxspider-support] sh/qrz Problem


On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 06:28:34AM -0400, charlie carroll wrote:
> Ian:
> Bob is correct; that database is for US callsigns only.  It does, 
> however, provide US county info which qrz.com does not.

Strange, it seems to provide different amounts of data for different calls
(it also has my location slightly off, but so does Mapquest):

sh/wm7d n7xy
Call: N7XY Class: Extra
NIELSEN, ROBERT D
5776 ROSE LOOP NE
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA 98110-3716
issued:      01/07/2000
expires:     01/07/2010
effective:   07/04/2003
last update: 07/04/2003
Prev call:   W6SWE
Prev class:
Grid Square: CN87rp
Latitude:     47 deg 38 min 57 sec N
Longitude:   122 deg 31 min 59 sec W
N7XY-1 de N7XY  4-May-2004 1552Z >
sh/wm7d k1xx
Call: K1XX Class: Extra
CARROLL, CHARLES J
PO BOX: 3
RINDGE, NH 03461-0003
issued:      04/15/1999
expires:     04/15/2009
effective:   04/15/1999
last update: 07/12/2001
Email:       not available
County:      Cheshire County
Grid Square: FN42as
Latitude:     42 deg 45 min 15 sec N
Longitude:    71 deg 58 min 31 sec W

73, Bob, N7XY

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