Azimuthal Equidistant Map
(Great Circle Map with Beam Heading Chart)

Great Circle maps are a special type of map projection that stretch a map onto a 360° circle centered on your location, useful for beam headings and general antenna alignment.

For example, the following detail section of a World Great Circle map shows the beam heading from Virginia to southern England is 50 degrees:

This is detail of a USA Great Circle Map centered on central Virginia, it shows the heading to northern CA is about 290 degrees:

Great Circle Maps are an invaluable DX resource that do not require a computer! The following sizes are available:

World 8.5" x 11", $12 - The World centered on your callsign latitude/longitude in HamCall! Printed on white paper and laminated in clear protective plastic. Mailed next business day in a flat cardboard envelope.

USA 8.5" x 11", $12 - The USA with state lines and nearby countries, centered on your callsign latitude/longitude in HamCall! Printed on white paper and laminated in clear protective plastic. Mailed next business day in a flat cardboard envelope.

World 20" x 30", $29 - Same as the small World Great Circle Map, but poster size! Printed on white poster paper, not laminated. Mailed in a rigid mailing tube and box, UPS shipping is about $16.00 to USA addresses. Shipping cannot be combined with other items. Custom printed, will ship an average of 10-20 days after ordering. Sorry, we do not ship these out of USA/Canada, overseas shipping is very expensive ($50+) and packages often take months to arrive and are often damaged or lost.

To order a 8.5" x 11" World Azimuthal Equidistant Map for $12, enter your callsign here: The latitude/longitude/grid square shown in the cart will be the latitude/longitude/grid square used to calculate your grid square and generate the map. Please double-check that this lat/lon is what you want before completing your order! If you do not have a callsign, you can enter your name in the blank. However, you will need to include your precise latitude/longitude coordinates in the "Special Instructions" on the checkout form. Shipped in a flat cardboard envelope, ships the same or next business day.

To order a 8.5" x 11" USA Azimuthal Equidistant Map for $12, enter your callsign here: The latitude/longitude/grid square shown in the cart will be the latitude/longitude/grid square used to calculate your grid square and generate the map. Please double-check that this lat/lon is what you want before completing your order! If you do not have a callsign, you can enter your name in the blank. However, you will need to include your precise latitude/longitude coordinates in the "Special Instructions" on the checkout form. Shipped in a flat cardboard envelope, ships the same or next business day.

To order a 20" x 30" Azimuthal Equidistant Map for $29, enter your callsign here: The latitude/longitude shown in the cart will be the latitude/longitude used to calculate your grid square and generate the map. Please double-check that this lat/lon is what you want before completing your order! If you do not have a callsign, you can enter your name in the blank. However, you will need to include your precise latitude/longitude coordinates in the "Special Instructions" on the checkout form. Custom printed and shipped rolled up in a cardboard mailing tube and box, will ship an average of 10-20 days after ordering. UPS shipping on large maps is about $16 to USA addresses. We can ship to Canada but it will cost more, we will contact you before filling the order. Sorry, we do not ship large maps overseas because of very high cost ($50+) and high rate of loss and damage. Large maps ship in a rigid mailing tube inside a cardboard box and will always have a separate shipping charge from the rest of your order. However, multiple large maps can be shipped in the same tube for one shipping charge. Shipping a tube alone costs $25+ because they roll around and require special handling. Shipping in a box alone results in boxes bent in half and damaged maps. So we've found we need to do both.

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