Mapping out coverage area

[IdleMonitor]

Is there a way that I can use Google Maps or something to plot out and edit the areas for which I can listen to on an ongoing basis?

I would like to mark with a pin and explanation etc. similar to those FleetNet maps were like that were floating around before.

Basically mapping out how far my tower locations etc that I can hear on a regular basis.

What suggestions do you have that can work for me with this?

 

[Saint]

Is there a way that I can use google maps or something to plot out and edit the areas for which I can listen to on an ongoing basis?

I would like to mark with a pin and explanation etc. Similar to like what those Fleetnet maps were like that were floating around before.

Basically mapping out how far my tower locations etc that I can hear on a regular basis.

What suggestions do you have that can work for me with this?

Download Google Earth Pro

 

[Enjoi19]

You can build your own Google Map page with pins here: Sign in - Google Accounts

Last I used it I remember you could draw circles or squares on it, which I’ve used to mark down coverage areas before (for things other than scanning).

 

[Saint]

Thanks for the link Just tried Google Maps it works about the same as Google Earth Pro, both are good at making a map of all the frequency sites and seeing them on a map.

 

[torontokris]

Side question, how does RadioReference determine the red receive circle? (for example 30 miles) is it a rough estimate based on tower wattage/location?

 

[Enjoi19]

I went in and can’t seem to draw a radius in it, really thought I could at one point... weird

It looks like you can create a radius on other sites and export as a “KML” file then import it into your map.

Wish Google did it by default.

 

[pkneeyahx]

Here is an older one I had worked on. Not really all that complete.

Bell FleetNet - Google My Maps

Map of Tower sites for zones 1 - 4. This is a work in progress.

www.google.com

I used a combination of the GPS data in RadioReference and these old maps Index of /~phoenix/wap/Fleetnet