[NLRS] What is my 6 digit Grid?

[tosca005]

On 1 Sep 2005, Duane - N9DG wrote:
> 
> For another possibility for finding your QTH's Lat/Long:
> 
> http://www.topozone.com/
> 
> It has USGS Topo Maps that you can zero to within literally
> feet of your QTH. Also provides several different coordinate
> formats, UTM, DD.DDD, D/M/S, DD MM.MM.
> 
> For another program that I didn't see mentioned that can
> convert Lat/Long to grids, or grids to Lat/Long, or distance
> between grids, or bearings see:
> 
> http://www.w1ghz.org/
> 
> Download the BD_2004 program, it's not fancy but works great.
> 
> Duane
> N9DG
> EN53bj
> 
> --- ed - w0ohu <w0ohu at arrl.net> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > There are many ways to learn your longitude/laditude:
> > here are a few you may not know about.
> > 
> >
>
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ifps/MapClick.php?MapType=3&site=MPX&CiTemplate=1&m
ap
> .x=244&map.y=224
> > put your city and state, or zip in top of screen, then look
> > TWO places:
> >   upper left corner, or
> >   put your cursor on your QTH on the green map, and click
> > it,
> >   then below the green map will be your LONG/LAT and
> > ELEVATION!
> > 
> > http://www.juggling.org/bin/un.cgi/map-find
> > you get 9 clicks to zero this map into your EXACT QTH
> > 
> > and after you know your LONG/LAT, then use
> > http://www.amsat.org/cgi-bin/gridconv
> > 
> > NOW EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW THEIR 6digit GRID
> > 
> > 
> > Ed- W0ohu
> > EN34ra
> > Rochester, MN

And yet more resources:

www.qrz.com  usually gets it right, unless your official mailing address is
a post office box or they can't figure out your actual location from your
mailing address.

On the ARRL web site:
  www.arrl.org/locate/locate.html
  www.arrl.org/locate/grid.html
  www.arrl.org/locate/files/grid.com
  www.arrl.org/locate/files/gridloc.zip
  www.arrl.org/grid.zip

Others:
  www.qsl.net/w0jt/Contests/Palm_GridLocator/index.htm
  www.qsl.net/w0jt/Contsts/LocatioinConversions.xls
  www.dnai.com/~rexa/Projects/gl_dist.html
  terraserver.microsoft.com

73 de W0JT