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
- DX — Distance. A far-away station.
- RST — The signal report system.
- ARRL — The national association for amateur radio in the US.
- Simplex — Radio to radio, no repeater.
- Net control — The operator running a net.
- Pileup — Everybody calling one station at once.
- Repeater — A relay station, usually up high.
- In and out — Checking into a net without staying.