[VHFcontesting] Maidenhead grid locating for Rovers

[Ed Parish]

Android GPS Status free version does maidenhead.

On May 12, 2017 9:52 AM, "Mark Spencer" <mark at alignedsolutions.com> wrote:

> Hi.  I'm just curious how other rovers are determining their Maidenhead
> grid locations while roving.
>
> I'm delivering a presentation on VHF contesting and would like to be able
> to make some recommendations on simple ways rovers can easily determine
> their Maidenhead grid locations.  Another local ham also asked me about
> this during the microwave sprint which requires the use of six character
> grids.
>
> I'm fortunate that I own a hand held GPS that has the ability to display
> Maidenhead grids (I'm told this is a fairly rare feature) and I also
> previously down loaded a program for my IPhone called "hamLocator" which
> works very well for me but appears to be no longer available (at least in
> Canada.)  As a result I believe neither of the options I use are really
> viable for many hams.   I recall looking at other iPhone apps in the past
> that didn't seem to work as well for me as hamLocator did.
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments.
>
> Mark S
> VE7AFZ
>
> mark at alignedsolutions.com
> 604 762 4099
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