[amsat-bb] North and South Pole Gridsquares

[Jim Walls]

So when are you going there so we can get VUCC in one contact?
  
 Jim Walls
 K6CCC
  
  
  

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 From: "Paul Stoetzer" <n8hm at arrl.net>
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 10:10 AM
To: "Chris Wilford" <wilfordchris at gmail.com>
Cc: "AMSAT BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] North and South Pole Gridsquares   
You are absolutely correct!

73,

Paul, N8HM

On Monday, July 25, 2016, Chris Wilford <wilfordchris at gmail.com> wrote:

> To the gridsquare chasers out there, I have a question regarding the 
poles.
>
> If a Ham was to transmit from the North pole what grids would he/she be
> activating?
>
> I've heard that RR could be the poles grid, but wouldn't the 
longitudinal
> intersection of all 18 North grids from AR - RR converge at the pole?
>
> That would give you 180 grids for one contact!
>
> Chris VE7CEW
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