You can use: http://www.arrl.org/locate/gridinfo.html to find your correct grid.
K2DBK - David wrote: > Indeed. For instance, my zip code is 07675, which is listed officially > as Westwood, NJ (where the main post office is located). However, I > live in River Vale, and the zip code also covers Old Tappan. As it > happens, the point where FN20, FN21, FN30, and FN31 meet is within > this area, so you certainly can't tell your grid square from the zip > code. A friend of mine gave out his grid wrong for a year or two > because he took the value shown on qrz.com as correct. He got a new > GPS one day, found that it would do direct readout in Maidenhead > coordinates (grid squares), and discovered he was wrong. Oops. > > At 01:29 PM 11/23/2006, Garry Shapiro wrote: > >> I believe the nominal zip is based upon the location of the post office >> corresponding to the zip code. So, if your zip code area is bigger >> than a >> postage stamp, there can be quite a discrepancy between the stated >> location >> and the actual location. >> >> Garry, NI6T >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >> Gregory Brown >> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 7:04 AM >> To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: [Dx4win] Re: Programatically inserting County into DX4WIN >> files(Alan Zack) >> >> >> Great point, and one that needs repeating! The QRZ grid info is >> automatically generated from, apparently, your stations's zip code (or >> town name?). In most cases, there are several "small grids" within >> each, so there is a good chance that the grid reported in QRZ is wrong >> unless people have calculated it themselves and changed the info. I >> imagine that there are many people out there that are reporting their >> own grids (over the air) that they just grabbed from QRZ.COM without >> confirming them, so you can't even be sure if what they send is correct! >> >> Since QRZ.COM is now the defacto reference for such things, everyone >> should make it a point to go there and update their info. Personally, I >> think that the grid square info on QRZ should default to blank and only >> report a grid square if we add it manually. If you can't depend on the >> accuracy of the data, why have it there at all?? >> >> Sorry, that's the scientist in me talking! >> >> Greg KT0K >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 3:03 AM >> To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Dx4win Digest, Vol 31, Issue 27 >> >> >> Send Dx4win mailing list submissions to >> dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Dx4win digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Programatically inserting County into DX4WIN files (Alan Zack) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:03:14 -0800 >> From: Alan Zack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Programatically inserting County into DX4WIN >> files >> To: Lee Hallin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed >> >> DX4WIN does this automatically for me using data from QRZ.com. >> When I log a USA station DX4WIN automatically goes to QRZ.com and looks >> >> up the station info for me and places it in the F3 Window. >> For example, on Veterans Day I worked some special events stations >> including K0AIR. As soon as I typed K0AIR into the Callsign window the >> following info appeared in my F3 window: >> >> K0AIR >> Strategic Air Command Memorial ARC >> Paul W Schleck >> P.O.Box 1292 >> Bellevue, NE 68005 >> Coord: 95.908W 41.149N Grid: EN21bd >> County = Sarpy >> USA >> >> If I am pleased with this info I press the UPDATE QSO button in the F3 >> window and this info is logged. The only time I have discovered a >> problem is in the CQP where people leave their home QTH and activate a >> county other than their home county. >> >> As noted, there is no guarantee that the QRZ.COM info is 100 percent >> correct as to county and grid info. As for myself, I did change my grid >> >> from the one assigned to my PO Box QRZ.COM address to the actual grid >> down the road from my PO Box to my actual street address. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dx4win mailing list >> Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Dx4win mailing list >> Dx4win@mailman.qth.net >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > > > 73, > David - K2DBK > _______________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Dx4win@mailman.qth.net > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > -- Alan Zack Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ Official USCG Auxiliary Comm Station Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Delta Rocket Quality Engineer, The Boeing Company, Retired Aviation Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Retired U.S. Coast Guard, Always Ready, Always There Every hour, Every day, Around the Clock and Around the World SEMPER PARATUS http://gocoastguard.com http://www.uscgradio.net http://www.comm-one.org http://images.military.com/Video/050617_CGClip.wmv http://images.military.com/Video/051007_CoastGuard.wmv http://patriotfiles.org/CoastiesRule.htm http://www.quarters-one.com/lipsBill.html http://www.quarters-one.com/lipsOldSchoolRecruiting.html
