Butte, MT is split between two grid squares, and I have a friend who's P. O. Box address ... and QRZ info ... is in a different grid square from where he lives and operates.
Not only that - the centroid of a zip code can be in a completely different grid than a large portion of the population. You'll get close with the zip code but it will not be 100% reliable. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 7/3/2013 8:12 PM, Ken G Kopp wrote:
Someone wrote; " It is very simple to check the callsign on qrz.com and see the qth." This simply isn't true .... be careful! Unless corrected by the licensee, the QRZ listing and everything about it depends on the FCC-supplied data. If the "address of record" is a P. O. Box, the location will depend solely on that information. This includes the grid square, county and in some cases is many miles the licensee's actual location. Butte, MT is split between two grid squares, and I have a friend who's P. O. Box address ... and QRZ info ... is in a different grid square from where he lives and operates. A case in point ... I'm the trustee of our club's call (W7VNE). As far as anyone can recall it's -never- been on the air from it's QRZ location -or- even county! Yet, it's been used in FD for over 40 years, but in a different (and somewhat rare) county. Things aren't always how they appear ... 73! Ken Kopp - K0PP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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