> For instance, if I'm in EM10 and I hear a weak signal to the northeast
>on two meters, maybe I get the callsign OK and I hear that the grid square
>is EM32 or maybe EM52. I'm not sure. It may take several repeats for me
>to get it. "Rogers" are a lot easier to distinguish than the difference
>between 32 and 52. If I'm on a sked and I hear the other station in the
>exact same circumstance, I already know his grid square, I might even
>already know the exact to-the-degree beam heading to peak him up.
True, but if I in FN22 hear a signal to my SW and hear "Georgia Pa" odds are
it will be K8GP and I already know their call and six digit grid from last
year as they know mine. I still won't log it til the info gets passed.
Besides, with a callbook program you can get the grid and location from the
call anyway.
Frank
W2FCA
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