[nrv-hams] Get 'Dem GRIDS! - CQ World Wide VHF Contest next weekend!

[Cam Coble]

To find your grid square, you can use a variety of tools.
If you have QRZ, it will show you your grid square under the detail section
of your page.
You can also go to https://www.levinecentral.com/ham/grid_square.php to map
locations or call signs.
When mobile, I use an app on my phone called HamLog that has tools for
calculating or displaying current grid squares.

That Yaesu FT-847 is on my short list for Satellite work if I can ever get
enough funding/time to set all that up! I have a project on the back burner
for an Arduino ran rotator that will follow satellites. Maybe I can get to
it this winter.

Hope that helps!
73
--
Cam, W4XXV

On Mon, Jul 11, 2022 at 10:11 AM Russell - Russ Abbey <russ.abbey at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hay Lance and Cam, I could never find the sub squares on Google for some
> reason.  Of course Yaesu was still making the FT-847 back then also. :>)
> So that was in 2008 they stopped making the 847, so I haven't done it
> since I bought my 847 after that.  I'll give it a try today to see if it
> comes up?
> 73
> Russ, N4MAV
>
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2022 at 8:37 PM Lance Sheppard <ko4mwd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Oh ok. It would be fun to do a VHF contest with sub-squares!
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 8:21 PM Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com> wrote:
> >
> > > The first 4 characters of the grid square are the exchange. Those are
> the
> > > ones that count.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Cam, W4XXV
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jul 10, 2022, 3:58 PM Lance Sheppard <ko4mwd at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Will  grid squares be counted or will sub-squares be the main focus?
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Jul 9, 2022, 9:03 PM Cam Coble <cam at doubleclickdata.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > The CQ World Wide VHF Contest is coming up next weekend, starting
> at
> > > 2pm
> > > > > EST on Saturday, July 16 and running through 5pm EST on Sunday,
> July
> > > 17.
> > > > > What do you need?
> > > > > 2m or 6m capabilities.
> > > > > That's right! Technicians can't complain they have nothing to do!
> > > > > So, how to get started?
> > > > >
> > > > > Rules: https://www.cqww-vhf.com/
> > > > > Logging Software: https://n3fjp.com/vhfuhf.html (free for 1st 30
> > > > contacts)
> > > > > Log Sheet:
> > http://www.e21eic.net/cqvhf/doc_files/2011CQVHFlogsheet.pdf
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's an OK video covering lots of aspects of VHF contesting.
> > > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6BxrdjNY_k
> > > > >
> > > > > 73!
> > > > > --
> > > > > Cam, W4XXV
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