[South Florida DX Association] LATITUDE/LONGITUDE - Zip Code References

[Bill Marx]

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-Bill W2CQ

1. To find your LATITUDE/LONGITUDE in DECIMAL, GRID SQUARE and
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE in DEGREES, MINUTES and SECONDS:

 Go to:  _http://www.arrl.org/locate/locate.html_
(http://www.arrl.org/locate/locate.html)

 Note: This will provide a 4 character Grid Square. If you need a 6
character Grid square, see below.

2. To find your LATITUDE/LONGITUDE in DECIMAL and GRID SQUARE (6
characters):

 Go to: _www.qrz.com_ (http://www.qrz.com)
Enter  your call sign into the space at the top and enter
After your data is  displayed, <click> on: Detailed Info

 Note: Normally you will only need to use the first 4 characters
as your Grid Square in any required QSO exchange but you now
have all 6 just-in-case.

3. To find a ZIP CODE other than your own:

 Go to: _http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp_
(http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp)

 Go to: _http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/zipcityphone.asp_
(http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/zipcityphone.asp)

Note:  This is useful if you need the Zip Code to find Latitude and

Longitude information for some  other location.

4. If you have the Zip Code and need to find the cities in it:

 Go to: _http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp_
(http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown_zip.jsp)

5. If you have the Zip Code and need to find a map for it:

 Go to: _http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/mapzip.asp_
(http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/mapzip.asp)

6. To find a foreign location LATITUDE/LONGITUDE in DECIMAL and

LATITUDE/LONGITUDE in DEGREES, MINUTES and SECONDS:

 Go to: _http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/countries.asp_
(http://www.melissadata.com/lookups/countries.asp)
Then  enter City and/or Country
Then <click> on the desired city name  and you will get the info.

 Note: If your don't know the Country, just enter the City and you
will get ALL Cities in the world  with that same name.
If you  cannot find some tiny town, choose the next larger town/city
near it. Then you can interpret  the exact numerics from an atlas map.

7. To find a foreign location GRID SQUARE:

 Go to: _www.qrz.com_ (http://www.qrz.com)
Enter  the foreign station's call sign into the space at the top and  enter
After your data is displayed, <click> on: Detailed  Info

 Note: Normally you will only need to use the first 4 characters
as your Grid Square in any required QSO exchange but you now
have all 6 just-in-case.