Nate Bargmann wrote:
> Maidenhead subsquares would seem to fill this role nicely. Here at mid
> lattitudes (I'm near 40 deg North) my locator of EM19qu defines an area
> of about 3 miles lattitude and 4.5 miles longitude (4.83 km x 7.24 km).
Problem is, nobody knows what their six-character square is.
Heck, I'd bet a pretty large proportion of the casual participants don't even
know their *four*-character square.
Most people know their CQ Zone; most of those who don't know can figure it out
by listening to other stations in their area; worst case, they ask you
for help and it takes a few seconds to get the answer.
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View, TN EM66
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