Locator Questions
The search bar, at the top of the main Locator view, performs searches on your local store of data.
Results are displayed in three sections: people, stations and logs. The search tries to balance functionality with efficiency, so only parts of the database are actually searched. The fields search are, for people you've added to the database by becoming a fan or friend:
- Account username
- Call sign, if present
- First name
- Last name
Stations returned are those for which your term(s) match one or more of the station:
- Name
- Associated call sign
- Description
- Private notes
Log searches are a bit more involved, in order to return useful information. The log entry fields searched are:
- Notes
- Distress/Emergency notes
- Emission type
- Transmit call sign/transmission type
In addition any log referencing a station whose name matches one of your search terms or that includes formal traffic with at least one match in:
- Originating call sign
- Message number/identification
- Addressee name
- Message content
Subsequently, assuming the entries are present in your database, a search for "Radio Canada" would return the station named "Radio Canada International" and all log entries associated with that station.
The iPhone attempts to determine your location by triangulation using cell towers, using a database of wi-fi networks, or with GPS. The iPod touch is restricted to the wi-fi approach. Neither method is fool-proof and it may not always work.
The first time you perform an action that requires FreqLoader access this function, the iPhone will ask for confirmation that you really wish to provide this information to the application. If you deny that request, the associated functionality will be unavailable but you can always answer in the affirmative later.
The call book is a list of licensed amateur radio operators.
Which information is included in call book entries, or if the list is available at all, depends on the entity issuing the licenses.
If you already know it, you can perform a quick search by call sign. Otherwise, you can use the control at the top of the screen to search by QTH.
The call book search function in FreqLoader provides results for all of North America (US and Canada) at the moment. Entries are updated regularly.
If you think another list is available and should be added to the searchable database, don't hesitate to tell us about it.
QTH, one of the Q codes used in radio communications, means location.
Here it used to mean performing a call book search by location, or name, which is useful when you don't know the person's call sign.
Enter as much information as you can in the search to ensure your target is listed in the results.
Bandwidth and memory limitations constrain the number of results that can reasonably be transmitted to the mobile device.
If you perform a QTH search in the call book for the state of "CA" you don't want to receive thousands upon thousands of results. Thus the number of people returned is bound to an upper limit, which may change in the future but will certainly not number in the thousands.
The main trick here is to refine your search as much as you can.
If you don't know the exact spelling for Mr. Frunkundschpeil, you can enter a partial last name like "Frunk" and that will match anyone with a last name containing Frunk.
When looking a the details for a given person, tap the add contact button (plus symbol in the upper right) then select Add To Contacts and follow the usual addressbook steps from there.
If you change your mind, you can remove the "Add To..." window by tapping the add contact button again.
