Editing SimTX Guide/Map and coverage

{{SimTX Guide navigation}}
The '''Stations''' tab shows a globe with the stations and satellites on the server, and a station list beside it.

== Station lists ==
[[File:SimTX Guide Map World list.png|thumb|center|389px|alt=World list with a search field, the filters All, Ground, Satellites and On air, four public stations such as Demo harbour club on 14.2650 MHz USB, and ad-hoc sessions such as DEMO10 on 5.3570 MHz FT8.|The World list with public stations and ad-hoc sessions, each showing what it is running.]]
{| class="wikitable"
! List !! Shows
|-
| '''Mine''' || Your ground stations and satellites, with '''New station''' and '''Launch satellite'''.
|-
| '''World''' || '''Public stations''', '''Ad-hoc''' sessions and satellites '''In orbit'''.
|}

In '''World''', search by callsign, owner or frequency, and filter by '''All''', '''Ground''', '''Satellites''' or '''On air'''. Each row shows what is running, for example ''2 on air'' or ''RX'', and for satellites the next pass. Select a row or a marker to open the station's details; '''Show on globe''' moves the globe to it.

== The globe ==
Drag to turn the globe and scroll to zoom.
{| class="wikitable"
! Marker or line !! Meaning
|-
| '''Your station''' || One of your stations.
|-
| '''On air''' || A station with a transmission running.
|-
| '''Listening''' || A station with a receiver running.
|-
| '''Satellite''' || A satellite at its current position.
|-
| '''New satellite''' || The satellite you are designing.
|-
| '''Your RX''' || Your ad-hoc receive location.
|-
| Dashed line from a station || A satellite above that station's horizon.
|-
| Line along a heading || A rotator antenna's heading; see [[SimTX Guide/Rotators and tracking#The beam line|Rotators and tracking]].
|}

The legend in the lower left also shows the simulation time in UTC. Day and night shading follows that clock. Selecting a satellite draws its ground track.

{| class="wikitable"
! Button !! What it does
|-
| '''Refresh''' || Reloads the station list.
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| '''Coverage''' || Shows the coverage of your Transmit station (see below).
|-
| '''Orbits''' || Shows or hides the orbit rings of all satellites.
|-
| Fit button || Zooms out to show all stations.
|}

== Coverage maps ==
[[File:SimTX Guide Map coverage.webp|thumb|center|800px|alt=Stations tab with green coverage shading on the globe, a Coverage legend reading Demo hilltop, Roof Yagi at 300°, 14.225 MHz, 100 W with an S1 to S9 scale, and the Coverage map panel with From, Antenna, Heading, Frequency, Power and Update.|A coverage map for the Yagi at Demo hilltop, with the coverage panel and the signal strength legend.]]
A coverage map shades the parts of the world where your Transmit station can be heard right now. Brighter shading means a stronger signal.
# In the '''Transmit''' tab, choose a ground station under '''Transmit from''' and set the frequency, power and mode.
# In the '''Stations''' tab, press '''Coverage'''. The button reads '''Computing…''' until the map arrives.
# Press '''Hide coverage''' to remove it.

The map uses the station's location and antenna, the rotator heading, the power up to the radio's cap, the frequency, mode and bandwidth, and the current propagation conditions. It is approximate. After changing any of these, press '''Hide coverage''' and '''Coverage''' again. Coverage maps work for ground stations only.

== Passes and satellites ==
Pass predictions are in a satellite's details; see [[SimTX Guide/Satellites#Passes|Satellites]].

== Map quality ==
[[File:SimTX Guide Map quality.png|thumb|center|800px|alt=Settings rows Theme set to Dark and Map quality set to Auto, with the note Auto uses Full on this computer.|The Map quality setting in Settings, General.]]
'''Settings''', '''General''', '''Map quality''' sets how much the globe draws.
{| class="wikitable"
! Setting !! Globe
|-
| '''Auto''' || Chooses Full or Light for this computer.
|-
| '''Full''' || Atmosphere, terrain, sharp detail and smooth camera flights.
|-
| '''Light''' || A simpler globe that stays smooth on slow computers.
|}

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