Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution

2013-07-04 Thread Jim Brown
On 7/3/2013 5:36 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: 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. Differences can be FAR greater than that. I'm chasing

[Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution

2013-07-03 Thread Ken G Kopp
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

Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution

2013-07-03 Thread Don Wilhelm
What Ken says is true, I live on the outer perimeter of the Wake Forest, NC mailing area, and based on my mailing address, QRZ.com initially listed me in grid square FM05 when I am actually in FM06 (FM06rb to be more specific). Yes, I changed it at QRZ,com, bot many others in a similar

Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution

2013-07-03 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
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

Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution

2013-07-03 Thread mcduffie
How true, Ken. I'll toss one out to you. Last year, I started digging into 10 digit grid squares. My shack is in a different square than my antenna, and other antennas are in even different squares. ;o) Gary - DN81fv37ab __ Elecraft

Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution

2013-07-03 Thread kevinr
I truly believe there is a cartographic rule stating that any feature of interest must be placed on the corner of the map :) 73, Kevin. KD5ONS On 7/3/2013 5:53 PM, mcduf...@ag0n.net wrote: How true, Ken. I'll toss one out to you. Last year, I started digging into 10 digit grid