![]() So how does it work? The grid square system uses two character sets to break up the globe into a system of progressively smaller squares. What came out of this meeting in Maidenhead, England was a worldwide system that could represent location with limited precision using a small number of characters. Back in 1980 the VHF working group solicited proposals for an easily workable geolocation system to replace an older grid location system that was popular in Europe but had limitations for global locations. Using geographic descriptors like region, state, or city aren’t precise enough and take up valuable time in a contest exchange. ![]() But where did the Maidenhead Grid Square system come from and how does it work? VHF operators have longed for a method of easily describing their location.
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