[CQ-Contest] Topband: How to find your Grid square for use in Stew Perry contest

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

Thanks Henk,


I have used Ham Grid and found that F6FVY (Google Earth) is right and 
gives me FK77QR but Ham Grid is way off for the exact same coordinates 
and yields FK87HR.  So I am going with F6FVY.  BTW WinGrid by W4SM is 
correct and much faster than rolling the map on Google Earth F6FVY until 
you find your location.

Some ops have suggested a grid square .dat for SP contest programs. I 
sure would reduce the busted QSO's but would also IMHO ruin the spirit 
of the Stew.  Some, so I am told, have already converted N1MM Call sign 
check files to Grid Squares but have them for their own use but playing 
their trump cards close to their chest when they need it.  Sometimes for 
a long distance contact have spent 20 minutes trying to dig out the 
correct GS exchange. And in cases of some SA stations they don't have 
the foggiest of what I am talking about when I asked them over and over 
and over for their GS or Grid ??? They respond with a RST and their CQ Zone.

Thanks again for the suggestion.

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ



Henk Remijn PA5KT wrote:
> For those who dont know their gridsquare:
>
> Try this website:
> http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php
> Zoom in to your location and click on it, it will display a pop up with the locator.
>
> See you in the contest.
>
> 73 Henk PA5KT
>
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