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Subj: Re: why no qtlloc on hf
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In <5041_PI8WFL@bbs.net> pe1rbg@pi8wfl writes:

> can someone  tell me why it is not normal to use
> the gridsquare information on hf ?

   Because on hf exact QRB is of no importance. You can get all around
the world, so it doesn't matter even a tiny bit whether we are 250km
or 350km apart. Having said this, I seem to recall a Topband contest
where locators are part of the exchange.

   73, Eddi ._._.
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