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UNTITLED()			      LOCAL			      UNTITLED()

NAME
     wwl -- Maidenhead locator utility

SYNOPSIS
     This program does Maidenhead calculations of distance and bearing for any
     two Maidenhead locators given on the command line; Alternatively the
     program may be used to return the Latitude and Longitude of a single
     Maidenhead grid square when invoked as locator.

EXAMPLES
     wwl fn25di jo55ei
     qrb: 5810 kilometers, azimuth: 46 degrees

     wwl jo55 ec41
     qrb: 15996 kilometers, azimuth: 216 degrees

     locator FN25di
     Locator	: FN25DI
     Coordinates: Long: (W) -75.75 Lat : (N) 45.3333

     locator jo55ei
     Locator	: JO55EI
     Coordinates: Long: (E) 10.33 Lat : (N) 55.3333

     locator ec41
     Locator	: EC41AA
     Coordinates: Long: (W) -92.00 Lat : (S) -69.0000

HISTORY
     wwl, Originally by IK0ZSN Mirko Caserta <ik0zsn@amsat.org>

     locator,  originally  written  by	Harald	M.   Stauss harald.stauss@web.de
     DO1JHS @ DB0GR.#BLN.DEU.EU

     There is no code from the original (dead?) version of wwl or  the	original
     (dead?) version of locator in this version.

AUTHORS
     Diane Bruce (VA3DB) db@db.net

FreeBSD 			 October 7, 2007			  wwl(1)

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