I enjoy using the LHR function to visualize in my head VarAC propagation and to attempt contact with stations others hear but I may not. Surprisingly, I am often able to Ping or convo with stations from other's LH list that my station didn't record. I find LHR and Ping to be two of the most useful features in VarAC, that have greater application. I also glean call signs from watching the VARA monitor, but am not sure this is useful to the subject of this discussion. I can Ping or convo these calls signs, too - because I see them chatting.
I'm not a programmer, but I'd like to see an app that can take my LH Beacon, LH CQ and the LHR from others to allow manipulation and plotting on a Google or Bing map by Locator. There may be other opportunities to use this mined data to make us betters hams, predict or trend band propagation and to better our contact ratio through an understanding of VarAC propagation.
This isn't a Feature, which is why I started a discussion.
This is all in a discussion/mulling over stage at this point. And yes a 4 or 6 digit locator would be sent for this. Limitations with VARA HF, but also opportunities with KISS.
Unless locator info is included in the LHR data, there would have to be some Internet call sign lookup by the app. I'm not necessarily anti-Internet, rather feel that we use the available resources when they are available with the ability to function without. While I can drive my car without AC, I'm going to use it if available.
We have actually had a lot of discussion on this. One of the reasons a few of us started to play with APRS via VARA alongside VarAC to start proving a concept.
It actually started with one of the first requests of being able to push to PSKReporter. But the ADIF committee pig headedness has put a stop to that.
Anything we can do that does not require the internet would be better anyways.