FCC License Proximity Search PROBLEM

[Saint]

I am trying to do a FCC License Proximity Search and have not been able to figure out what is the right way to put in Lat and Long information, I have tried to put in the Lat and Long for Buffalo NY long 78.8734 and lat 42.901149 and nothing comes back ?????
Steve

[TBennettcc]

Don't forget we're WEST longitude... that would correspond to a NEGATIVE coordinate (on most systems; apparently the FCC like to do things backwards), hence

42.901149 N , or positive
78.8734 W, or negative

...Is this the site you're using?

License Search - Geographic Search

If it is, I find it very odd that they have marked West longitude as positive (+) and East longitude as negative (-)... hmm...

After converting your coordinates from decimal degrees to degrees, minutes, seconds here:

Convert Latitude / Longitude in Degrees/Minutes/Seconds to/from Decimal (FCC) USA

... I plugged them in at the page above, and got 3,670 hits within a 50-mile radius of those coordinates.

Maybe give us a link to the page you're accessing, and we can go from there?

[Markinsac]

South latitude and west longitude require using a minus sign. Try putting a "-" in front of your longitude value and see what happens.

If that still doesn't work, pick a spot where you KNOW there are systems to test your parameters.

[Mick]

I'd convert your decimal values to degree minutes seconds, I got:
42 54 4.13 N, 78 52 24.2 W

I converted your decimal values here:
Convert Latitude / Longitude in Degrees/Minutes/Seconds to/from Decimal (FCC) USA

This is at the Great American Outlet Mall in Buffalo.

Then enter those at:

Site / Frequency Query

For "Location Search Method" click on "Point Radius."

Enter how many mile/kilometer radius you want to search, then click on "submit query" at the bottom left of the page to get frq/licensed user reports.

Originally Posted by Saint

I am trying to do a FCC License Proximity Search and have not been able to figure out what is the right way to put in Lat and Long information, I have tried to put in the Lat and Long for Buffalo NY long 78.8734 and lat 42.901149 and nothing comes back ?????
Steve

[TBennettcc]

Great minds think alike, Mick!

[Chauffeur6]

He's using the RR proximity search, not the FCC Geo search.

Enter the coordinates with a - in front of the longitude:

42.901149
-78.8734

FCC Callsign Proximity Search: N 42.901149 W -78.8734 Range: 4

[Saint]

I want to thank everyone for all the information you provided to me on how to put in the coordinates into the search engine on the RR Site, thanks so much.
Steve