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NAME

6       dxcc - ham radio callsign DXCC lookup utility
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SYNOPSIS

9       dxcc [-g] [-m MYPREFIX] [CALLSIGN]
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DESCRIPTION

12       dxcc  determines the ARRL DXCC entity of a ham radio callsign, based on
13       the  cty.dat  country  file  by  Jim  Reisert,  AD1C   (http://country-
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16       If  a  matching country or entity is found, the entity name, continent,
17       latitude/longitude and other information are printed.
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19       When invoked with the command line option -g , a Perl/Tk  GUI  with  an
20       additional world map showing the location of the DXCC is shown.
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22       If  the  line option -m [MYPREFIX] is used, the distance and bearing to
23       CALLSIGN is calculated and displayed.
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27       /usr/(local/)share/dxcc/cty.dat
28              Optional country file. A current version of AD1C's country  file
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30       /usr/(local/)share/dxcc/earth.gif
31              Earth picture for the GUI.
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AUTHOR

35       Fabian Kurz, DJ1YFK <mail@fkurz.net> - http://fkurz.net/ham/dxcc.html
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39Linux                            DECEMBER 2007                         DXCC(1)