It is designed to supplement a logging program and it replaces the pen and paper technique. When a grid square covers or overlaps multiple states then its just a. Download the grid square map and mark up your qsos. Battle grid game mat ultra durable polymer material role playing dnd map reusable tabletop square mats rpg dungeons and dragons dry erase vinyl tiles large set for starters and masters 24x36. Although these are low power modes, the protocols are designed such that even weak signals can potentially be received from across the world. Usa amateur grid square map an invisible grid, based on 1 latitude by 2 longitude, encompasses the globe and is used for geographic location and identification during communications using your vhf and uhf radios. When a grid square covers or overlaps multiple states then its just a guess unless you are fast enough to look up the calls location before he gets picked up by another station.
May 31, 2017 maidenhead grid square locator system. Also available on his site are steve, n9ips usa 488 grid outline border for tracking. Amateur radio ham radio maidenhead grid square locator map. When i say unique, i mean the grid square system has the ability to convey your location down to the precision of about 3.
The following links will take you away from the darc website. With the grid squares i am constantly looking up on my grid square map where the station is located, what state he is in. Archived from the original on 14 september 20 qth locator or maidenhead grid square, at arbitrary sublevel, and approximate distance, midpoint and bearing between two squares. The arrl international grid chase is in full swing. Go to ftp directory of map files you will need to know the grid designation for the area that you want learn more about, view and download minnesotas usng maps.
Thank you, amsatuk, for publishing my tutorial again. If youd like it printed in a larger format, we recommend saving the file and having it output at your local copyprint shop. You can select to show an outline of the major grids, eg. Chile grid square map cuba grid locator map grid square maps by ve2pij hawaii kh6 grid squares mallorca jm19 balearic islands qth locator mexico xe.
Qsomap currently has over 1,000 daily users but only around 20 donors this year. A gridsquare, or simply grid, is a small area used to indicate location. K8yse has config files to help easily setup the program. International grid chase 2018 american radio relay league. The summits on the air mapping page offers a dynamic. If your location is shown incorrectly, you may freely reposition it by going to your callsign record and choosing the edit record option. Maidenhead grid square locator system kb9vbr jpole antennas.
Youve seen these printed on qso cards, but what do they mean. You can choose to have this happen on mouseover of the grid. Grid tracker takes information wsjtx is providing and puts it on a real time map with grid squares. An invisible grid, based on 1 latitude by 2 longitude, encompasses the globe and is used for geographic location and identification during communications using your vhf and uhf radios. Navigation zoom in and out, scroll or recenter the map, switch. Mar 20, 2018 gridtracker is cutting edge software that works in conjunction with wsjtx. Archived from the original on 14 september 20 qth locator or maidenhead grid square, at arbitrary. Azimuthal map rectangular, azimuthal and globe projections are available. Amateur radio grid squares category is a curation of 25 web resources on, world grid square map pdf, sk6aw maidenhead locator conversion, grid square locator map.
The summits on the air mapping page offers a dynamic, zoomable locator grid map and can also be used to look up the grid squares of hilltops used by amateurs. In the spirit of the fred fish memorial award, vucc, dxcc, was and wac, we bring you a worldwide event in which all radio amateurs can participate where the. Grid square ham radio maps and great circle software calculator bearing category is a curation of 40 web resources on, workedgrids, tinylocator, ham atlas. Unlimited floor area with named floors and multiple. Cqitu zone map with halfsize markers this map has an option to only include your most recent qsos. Ham radio maidenhead grid square locator geocoding with. About this software grid cartographer 4 is a powerful map creation and design tool, with many features.
Grid square ham radio maps and great circle software calculator bearing category is a curation of 40 web resources on, tinylocator, ham atlas, workedgrids. Amateur radio ham radio maidenhead grid square locator by k2dsl. Adif to map amateur ham radio contacts by k2dsl levinecentral. Ham radio maidenhead grid square locator with openstreetmap qth locator goecoding ha8tks. Arrls handy ops guide fsd220 je9pels ham sat history updated regularly mike dk3wns sat site updated regularly arrl ham bands chart. Conversion between geodetic and grid locator systems qst january 1989, pp. If you are a regular user, please consider a small donation. Im talking about grid squares, a unique method of geolocation that is popular with. This map with a mgrs grid will work in most browsers on most devices including. For that purpose, workedgrids also calculates the number of grid square. Maidenhead grid square for any location or amateur radio call sign find qth. Interactive grid square map does anyone make software that will display a world map on the computer screen with grid squares which you could highlight as they are worked. It listens to wsjtx or jtdx decodes and displays them on a map for linux, mac, and windows. Display on a large second monitor in your amateur radio club.
In the spirit of the fred fish memorial award, vucc, dxcc, was and wac, we bring you a worldwide event in which all radio amateurs can participate where the goal is to contact each month during 2018 as many maidenhead 4digit grid squares as possible on all amateur bands. This calculator by david k2dsl will show your grid square on a map. Update see end of this post for alternative map with rover and sked addition since march 2018, my original 488grid square map has. For a downloadable and printable copy, click the map. Download a free worldwide grid square map from dx engineering. Grid square list, vhf uhf contest calendar, rules, results. Share on facebook tweet it youve seen these printed on qso.
British national grid map and grid reference finder. While the code can calculate and map 6 character subsquare grids, this is currently not enabled. Click here to download your worldwide grid square map compliments of dx engineering. Dxcc and province prefixes, cq and itu zones in the rectangular and azimuthal projections, continuous zoom and scrolling, gray line, city and island index, hierarchical prefix database.
Feb 19, 2018 here is a very brief introduction to the new grid tracker software free. Vucc rules important info if you want to operate precisely on a grid square boundary and have the contacts count for the vucc award. For that purpose, workedgrids also calculates the number of grid square worked for. For that purpose, workedgrids also calculates the number of grid square worked for each band. Many portable gps receivers can read out maidenhead grid squares automatically. You can zoom with keys 1 and 2, a mousewheel, or, on a touch device, two fingers. Download a free worldwide grid square map from dx engineering ladies and gentlemen, start filling in your grids. We use the grid only as this is customary in vhfuhf. Icoms grid square map local download grid square locator site. Workedgrids is a windows application that displays a map showing the amateur radio grid squares contacted and logged in using a thirdparty logging program.
A grid indicater consists of only the first 4 characters, eg. You can select the band you want to map in my case i chose 50mhz since 1st january i limited the date range in my logging program change the appearance of the map and decide whether. Wg7js grid square mapper i cant say enough about this application. Once youve read and agreed to them you can download the latest version of the grid overlay software. Gridtracker is cutting edge software that works in conjunction with wsjtx. Resources listed under grid square category belongs to software. Shack accessories icoms grid square map, other goodies. Data provided by or enter any a 4 or 6 character grid square. In this later case, the map will be centered on the known location closest to your entered coordinates. Anyone can use the following live gissurfer map to help learn about military grid reference sysytem mgrs coordinates. Please upload an adif v2 file, and we will plot all worked grids. We use the grid only as this is customary in vhfuhf exchanges. It listens to wsjt x or jtdx decodes and displays them on a map for linux, mac, and windows.
For more details visit arrl international grid chase. Vhfuhf grid square list, vhf uhf contest rules, results, forms, certificates, log, dupe sheet, software. The map can be centered automaticaly by entering some datas in the input field. This allows to identify the type of log file format used by your logging software. As hf operators collect qsl cards from around the world, vhfuhf operators collect grid squares. Here is a very brief introduction to the new grid tracker software free. These maps provided a viewing space based on 10km kilometer grids. May 31, 2017 youve seen these printed on qso cards, but what do they mean. Display on a large second monitor in your amateur radio club, hamfest or as a demonstration in a classroom. None magnetic equator gray line moon footprint time zones cq zones itu zones search.
Dxcc and province prefixes, cq and itu zones in the rectangular and azimuthal projections, continuous zoom and scrolling, gray line, city and island index. Workedgrids uses colors to display information on a perband basis. The markers are halfsize and wont totally obliterate your map if it has many markers. The maindenhead grid square system identifies fields of 20 degrees of longitude by 20 degrees of latitude. The grid square calculator converts between the latitudelongitude and the grid square locator. It now features dedicated ffma grid square mapping generated by your adif uploads. Gcm is a freeware great circle map plotting software for windows, you can choose colours, scale, meridians, fields and or squares from the maidenhead locator system. The software is directed towards the vhf and above operators who collect grid squares for contesting or award purpose. Gridtracker is a live mapping program for wsjtxwhich is a software decoder for low power weak signal ham communications modes such as ft8, jt4, jt9, jt65, qra64, iscat, msk144 and wspr. Gissurfer map with military grid reference sysytem mgrs. Map your grid squares worked using wg7j gridmapper. The azimuthal map center can be changed with a single mouse click to see how the world looks from a dx location. You can generate a grid square map using the gcmwin software.
The two letters that follow a grid square further define your location within that square by dividing each square into a subsquare. Click on the map to select a grid square, or, enter desired location. Morse has a web utility for converting addresses to latitudelongitude using a. Click here or on minnesota to find, view, and download usng maps via an interactive map. In order for points to be mapped, a latitudelongitude or grid square needs to be associated with each record by the logging program.
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