[AK-VHF] Fw: [RMG] Gridzilla is now live

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Pretty neat bit of software.
I'm hoping to get some eggbeaters built and do some satellite grid roving this summer. Maybe for 6m and the June VHF contest as well.

73,
Hudson, KL4LJ

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From: Scott Armstrong via groups.io <aa5am.scott=gmail.com at groups.io>
Date: On Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 at 16:44
Subject: [RMG] Gridzilla is now live
To: Francis Inman <francisinman at gmail.com>

> Howdy folks,
>
> Gridzilla.us is now live and registration is open to the general public.
>
> There are already over 522k QSOs uploaded to the site.
>
> For those not familiar, Gridzilla helps track VHF+ award progress on 6m and above as well as Satellite for awards like FFMA, VUCC, WAS, and DXCC .
> The main purpose is the Most Needed Maps built from everyone's data. The more user QSO data, the more useful those maps become for figuring out where activations will do the most good.
> Rovers — check out the route planner. You can lay out a multi-grid activation, see drive times between stops, and export to KML/GPX for your nav. Plans can be saved as drafts and published to the event calendar so people know where you'll be.
>
> 73,
> Scott AA5AM
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM Scott Armstrong <aa5am.scott at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> Passing this along for Francis KV5W.
>>
>> Gridzilla, a new VHF+ award tracking and grid/state activation planning tool created by Francis, KV5W, is coming online soon and is in need of more users/testers with VHF through microwave logs to feed data into the tool.
>>
>> Gridzilla is not intended as a replacement for your daily logging program.
>>
>> Some may see the award tracking as redundant to their logging program. What Gridzilla does that your logging program can't do, is use your log data along with all the other users, to create most needed status for grids and states on the VHF through microwave bands. This data can then be used by rovers and grid expeditioners in planning for their next big adventure based on user needs.
>>
>> Background:
>>
>> The Fred Fish Memorial Award (FFMA) was created 18 years ago and is awarded to amateurs working and confirming all 488 grids on 50 MHz in the contiguous 48 states. This award is a subset of the VUCC award. Since its inception, award progress and grid most needed status has been tracked and maintained on a spreadsheet.
>>
>> A few years ago, a spinoff of the FFMA spreadsheet was created to track needed grids on 144 MHz, 222 MHz and 432 MHz in the lower 48. It was called US488.
>>
>> Many rovers, activators and grid expeditioners have used the data provided by those spreadsheets to plan their next big outing and have worked very well.
>>
>> Now there is Gridzilla.
>> A comprehensive VHF, UHF, Microwave planning tool that covers the 6m to 1mm bands to help VHF+ operators track their progress toward the FFMA, VUCC and WAS awards while also making that data available to create most needed lists which can be used by stations to plan their next big grid expedition based on user needs.
>> Behind the scenes, Gridzilla removes all the manual tasks involved in maintaining the original spreadsheets.
>> Maps and data are as current as the last user update.
>> The current FFMA and US488 spreadsheets may be retired once this tool is fully operational.
>>
>> Gridzilla is not live yet but is looking for more users/testers that are:
>>
>> * Actively working toward VHF/UHF+ awards (FFMA, VUCC, WAS).
>> * Can provide feedback on bugs or suggest feature enhancements.
>> * Have electronic logbooks that contain VHF+ QSOs.
>> * Have LOTW accounts with VHF+ QSOs.
>>
>> To register and participate, see the link below (This link below will be active for 48 hours.)
>>
>> Don't worry If you miss the opportunity to register. A second link will be made available later in the week. This is being done to spread out the registrations to see how the database and tools handle an increased load. Shortly thereafter, Gridzilla will go live and be available for registrations anytime.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Scott AA5AM
>> EM13sg
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