To calculate a Beam Heading, you will be prompted to enter:
The Latitude of your station(QTH)
The Longitude of the QTH
The Latitude of the DX station
The Longitude of the DX station.
Enter Latitude & Longitude in Degrees Only (N0 Seconds).
South Latitude and East Longitude Must be Negative
If you do not have the position data, you may find it or an approximation of it in the following table.
| Location | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| Palos Verdes, CA | 34 | 118 |
| Spokane, WA | 48 | 117 |
| St Paul, MN | 45 | 93 |
| New Orleans, LA | 30 | 90 |
| Key West, Fl | 25 | 82 |
| England, London | 51.5 | 0 |
| Sweden, Stockholm | 59 | -18 |
| Italy, Rome | 42 | -13 |
| Kenya, Nairobi | -1 | -37 |
| India, Calcutta | 22.5 | -88 |
| Australia, Perth | -32 | -116 |
| Madang,PNG | -5 | -146 |
| Turkey, Istanbul | 41 | -29 |
| Korea, Inchon | 37 | -127 |
| Japan, Yokosuka | 35 | -140 |
| Hawaii, Pearl H. | 21 | 158 |