[amsat-bb] North and South Pole Gridsquares

R.T.Liddy k8bl at ameritech.net
Mon Jul 25 20:44:13 UTC 2016


What fun THAT would be to enter into LoTW!!!!  -  Bob  K8BL

      From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
 To: Chris Wilford <wilfordchris at gmail.com> 
Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
 Sent: Monday, July 25, 2016 1:09 PM
 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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