AKA Where do I go next microwave contest weekend.
The ZIP file for ROAM is here.
USING ROAM
Given an input file of:
Grid Square, Left-Most View (degrees), Right-Most View (degrees), Site description
Here is an example input file:
FN31tx00,0,360,Soapstone Mountain CT
FN31rf04,90,270,Hammonassett Beach CT
FN32jn42,180,230,Greylock Visitor's Center
FN32kp02,35,220,Greylock Overlook
FN32ou44,50,230,Hogback
FN33kd47,45,100,Equinox - Bottom of Saddle East
FN33kd47,260,315,Equinox - Bottom of Saddle West
FN33kd48,80,220,Equinox - Top of the Saddle
FN33kd59,135,340,Equinox - South Edge of Hotel Porch
FN33kd59,350,60,Equinox - NE corner of parking lot
FN33oj,0,360,Okemo
Here is what the command line to execute ROAM might look like:
C:\Roam\>roam short.txt out.txt
ROAM V1.01 by W1AUV 2008
Read 11 lines from short.txt.
There were 6 clear paths out of 110 possible
The output file would be:
ROAM V1.01 by W1AUV 2008
Source, Target, Distance (km), Bearing, Reverse, Description
FN31tx00, FN32kp02, 97.1, 320.8, 140.3, Soapstone Mountain CT to Greylock Overlook
FN31tx00, FN32ou44, 103.9, 342.5, 162.3, Soapstone Mountain CT to Hogback
FN31tx00, FN33kd48, 145.6, 336.5, 156.0, Soapstone Mountain CT to Equinox - Top of the Saddle
FN31tx00, FN33kd59, 145.8, 336.8, 156.3, Soapstone Mountain CT to Equinox - South Edge of Hotel Porch
FN31tx00, FN33oj, 162.3, 349.1, 168.9, Soapstone Mountain CT to Okemo
FN32kp02, FN31tx00, 97.1, 140.3, 320.8, Greylock Overlook to Soapstone Mountain CT
FN32ou44, FN31tx00, 103.9, 162.3, 342.5, Hogback to Soapstone Mountain CT
FN33kd47, FN33oj, 38.2, 45.6, 225.8, Equinox - Bottom of Saddle East to Okemo
FN33kd48, FN31tx00, 145.6, 156.0, 336.5, Equinox - Top of the Saddle to Soapstone Mountain CT
FN33kd59, FN31tx00, 145.8, 156.3, 336.8, Equinox - South Edge of Hotel Porch to Soapstone Mountain CT
FN33kd59, FN33oj, 37.1, 45.9, 226.1, Equinox - NE corner of parking lot to Okemo
FN33oj, FN31tx00, 162.3, 168.9, 349.1, Okemo to Soapstone Mountain CT
FN33oj, FN33kd59, 33.4, 225.1, 44.9, Okemo to Equinox - NE corner of parking lot