Grid square — Your location as a short code.
The Maidenhead system. Four or six characters like EL29 or EL29gx that pin down where you are. Used constantly in VHF work, contests, and satellite operating.
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Related words
- Spot — A public post saying who is on the air and where.
- SOTA — Summits on the Air.
- Portable — Operating away from home.
- Park reference — The code that identifies a POTA park.
- Repeater — A relay station, usually up high.
- ARRL — The national association for amateur radio in the US.
- Net — A scheduled on-air gathering.
- Pileup — Everybody calling one station at once.