Thanks for the clarification, Joe. George J Molnar, CEM, CHPP @GJMolnar | KF2T | AFA9GM
> On Feb 26, 2018, at 3:47 PM, Joe Taylor <j...@princeton.edu> wrote: > >> On 2/26/2018 3:20 PM, George J Molnar wrote: >> Any chance for 6-place grid squares at VHF & higher? > > Of course you can send a 6-character locator as part of a free text message. > > But as a JT-style structured message?? > > Think about it this way: A 4-character Maidenhead locator fits in a 15-bit > field. A 6-character locator must allow for AA to RR as the final two > characters. That's another 18 x 18 = 324 possibilities, or another 9 bits. > All 72 bits in the JT structured messages are "spoken for". We don't have 9 > unassigned and available bits. > > -- Joe, K1JT > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
