Re: [Hamlib-developer] locator.c (again ;-)

[Nate B. <n0...@ne...>]

* Charles Price <ch...@ho...> [2003 Oct 20 16:31 -0500]:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm still messing around with the functions in locator.c - I'm writing 
> a little app which will query the current location from a GPS receiver, 
> search an XML database of repeaters and tune the rig to the nearest 
> one. When I'm at home, I am in IO93EB and my nearest repeater in GB3DY, 
> in IO93FB. The qrb() function believes that the two squares are the 
> same. Any ideas? Output from testloc is appended.

Hi Charlie.

Reading from the comments in locator.c the qrb() function does in fact
behave this way by design.  I believe it to be a bug, but need to find a
better mathmetician before I can adequately squash it.  Since the latest
code in locator.c can resolve grid locators to 12 characters (a matter
of meters) I think this issue should be addressed.

I will do some research later this evening when I get time.

73, de Nate >>

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