Dave, Tnx. Yes, I understand about the perfidies of mapping systems. I just finished searching using Expedia and MSN for comparison with Google. These latter did quite well. Expedia came within a couple hundred feet west of the actual site and MSN was some 600-800 feet east of it. If I think of it, I'll check out my Garmin and On-Star just to see how they do. Incidentally, Tylersville Rd. has been very developed for business for over 10 years and interchanges with I-75. Its main attraction years ago was that the VOA Bethany transmitting station and the WLW radio transmitter were both headquartered on Tylersville, Rd. It also has been the main access road to Mason, OH from the west for even more decades. A lot of additional commercial development has taken place along Tylersville Rd. during the 10+ years we've lived out here. Again, tnx to Jon for the fine work. I'm certain that it will be very useful and helpful in the vast majority of instances. 73, Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: <mailto:k8je@arrl.org> k8je@arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142 ARRL - The Reason Amateur Radio Is! Members - The Reason ARRL Is! _____ From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 10:15 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16544] RE: [arrl-odv:16537] Field Day Site Locator - Available for testing Thanks, Jim. I will pass that along to Jon and Dan. There may not be anything we can do about that particular problem. Google maps are not perfect: last year I discovered that if you rely on Google to get to Tolland High School in Tolland, CT you end up in the wrong place. Several months later it still hasn't been corrected. 73, Dave K1ZZ _____ From: K8JE [mailto:K8JE@arrl.org] Sent: Wed 2/27/2008 2:50 AM To: arrl-odv Subject: RE: [arrl-odv:16537] Field Day Site Locator - Available for testing Dave, et al, The mapping program that serves as the base for the FD locating system appears to be faulty in terms of at least one FD location near me. If anyone wishes to check my entry, look for WC8VOA. Notice that the address I've given is on Tylersville Rd. which has been a very major road in this growing area for many years. Regardless, the mapping program shows WC8VOA to be a few miles south of Tylersville Rd. on a totally different road. Interestingly, I've entered a few different street numbers on Tylersville Road only to see the FD site being located at identically the same location according to the balloon. I applaud Jon for his excellent work in setting the program up for FD locating use. Why the mapping program is so far off I do not know. I presume this is a rather singular glitch in it. 73, Jim Jim Weaver, K8JE, Director ARRL Great Lakes Division 5065 Bethany Rd. Mason, OH 45040 E-mail: k8je@arrl.org; Tel.: 513-459-0142 ARRL - The Reason Amateur Radio Is! Members - The Reason ARRL Is! -----Original Message----- From: Sumner, Dave, K1ZZ [mailto:dsumner@arrl.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:34 PM To: arrl-odv Subject: [arrl-odv:16537] Field Day Site Locator - Available for testing I'm posting this for Dan Henderson. Dave K1ZZ ____ Jon Bloom has developed a way for clubs to list their Field Day sites on line and allow people access to the information. It isn't ready to be announced quite yet but ODV should be able to access it at http://www.arrl.org/contests/announcements/fd/locator.php Please give it a test drive. Input some fictitious or real Field Day operation in your area and see if it is accurately Google-mapped. If you have suggestions for it, please pass them along in the next couple of days. Once in-house testing is done and we get it tweaked to where we would like it, we will announce it to the membership... Thanks for your test-help! Dan Henderson, N1ND Regulatory Information Manager ARRL - The National Association for Amateur Radio 860-594-0236 dhenderson@arrl.org