What is QTH locator?
The QTH locator (or Maidenhead locator) is a handy and compact way of transmitting geographical coordinates used by radio amateurs. The main advantage is that the coordinates are expressed with very few characters and this is good for operating in CW.
How do you calculate grid square?
Maidenhead grid squares divide the globe into 324 large areas of 10 degrees of latitude by 20 degrees of longitude and are called fields. Each field is divided into 100 squares. This is where the name grid squares come from. Each of these 100 squares represent 1 degree by 2 degrees.
What is LoTW in ham radio?
Logbook of The World (LoTW) is a tool to confirm ham radio contacts and use the confirmations as credit toward awards.
Where is Iaru region1?
IARU Region 1 includes the member societies representing amateur radio operators in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and northern Asia. IARU Region 1 has the largest number of member societies among the three IARU regions, and has been the source of several international initiatives.
What is the difference between QSO and QSL?
I think that what you are asking is the difference between a “QSO” and a “QSL”. A “QSO” is a contact, a “QSL” is that contact is confirmed, in LoTW it is confirmed by the other party. Until the contact is confirmed it remains a “QSO”. You cannot applied a QSO toward an award, only a QSL applies.
What is a QTH locator?
The QTH locator (or Maidenhead locator) is a handy and compact way of transmitting geographical coordinates used by radio amateurs. The main advantage is that the coordinates are expressed with very few characters and this is good for operating in CW.
How to find your QTH on Google Earth grid square locator?
This grid locator map uses Google map apis to find your QTH locator by simply clicking on the map. You can either enter your QTH locator and find the calculated distance and bearing between your QTH and another grid square. Google Earth Grid Square Locator OH2ECG
What does QTH stand for?
The Maidenhead Locator System (a.k.a. QTH Locator and IARU Locator) is a geographic co-ordinate system used by amateur radio operators to succinctly describe their locations, which replaced the deprecated QRA locator that was limited to European contacts.
What is the QRA locator system?
Amateur radio contests on VHF and UHF are often scored based on the distance of contacts, typically 1 point per kilometre, so there is a need for amateurs to exchange their locations over the air. To facilitate this, following the growth of the sport in the 1950s, the German QRA locator system was adopted in 1959.