On Wed, 04 May 2005 15:37:12 GMT, David wrote:

On Wed, 04 May 2005 15:28:57 GMT, "DX99" wrote:

Those are nice. Have thought about that - how much?


"David" wrote in message
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On Wed, 04 May 2005 05:39:10 GMT, "DX99" wrote:

Refinishing the shack here and have lots of new wall space. Any
suggestions
where to find amateur radio related posters, plaques, wall art, etc? Have
most of the maps and whatnot from the ARRL site. Thanks in advance!


Want to buy a Geochron?




$1,000.00

Varies -- mostly depending on what kind of wood frame.

Save your money -- see http://geoclock.home.att.net/ -- it's
the Geochron clock in sofware, but does far more than the original,
wall-hung version. Usual disclaimer -- no connection to the company,
just a long-time, extremely satisfied customer since the first
shareware version many years ago (now at v8.4).

This is absolutely the best and most useful piece of software
I've ever bought, version after version. Hardly a day goes by that I
don't use it at least one time.

It has a huge selection of zoomable maps. Extremely
customizable. Can switch between displaying city names and counry
names / natural feature names. Allows you to set cursor anchor point,
then move cursor while displaying direction and distance of cursor
current location. Variable update intervals, from realtime to one day
per update. (watch sun trace the analemma throughout the year by
setting updates at 24 hours). Lat/long grid display, sun/moon icons
and dislay of their respective subsolar/sublunar points, as well as
alt/azimuth directions.

Download the 30-day demo, but be warned -- it's a pale
imitation of any level of the purchased product. It only has a few
maps and zooms in just once to the US, or flips to a polar or
from-space view if you click outside the US. The full versions will
zoom in multiple times to nearly anywhere in the world.


Prices range from Basic ($25, downloaded) to $90 (Pro with Ham
Package, CD + diskette -- see http://geoclock.home.att.net/ham.htm).
Briefly -- The package includes a custom Azimuthal-Equidistant map
centered on your ham station, a call sign data base, and utility
programs.

For maximum convenience, get the latter package -- you will
not regret it. Skip the ham package if you're not a licensed amateur.
Updates, when they occur are quite cheap compared to most other
software.

I repeat -- I have no financial interest in the company. But I
have gotten more, and more constant, use out of Geoclock than any
other piece of software I own. OK, except maybe mail and newsreaders
and web browsers.

I've also never seen a better tool for making geography clear
to kids.