Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution
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 the CQ Field award -- a Field is the first two letters of the grid. For MANY DX listings, the default grid will be the geographic center of the COUNTRY, which for large countries (for example, Australia, Russia, Brazil) can be 1,000 miles from the actual QTH. The good news is that qrz.com listings will tell you the source of the grid info -- DXCC, geocoded, or user supplied. It's also possible to take an address, or the name of a city/town, and get close. There are also several websites that convert lat/lon coordinates to grids. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution
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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution
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 situation may not change theirs. 73, Don W3FPR 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 ... __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution
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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution
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 mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] OT: QRZ.com locations caution
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 squares. My shack is in a different square than my antenna, and other antennas are in even different squares. ;o) Gary - DN81fv37ab __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
