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What is a grid locator in amateur radio?

It is a letter-number designator for a geographic location.

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  1. An amplifier fault-finding instrument
  2. A letter-number designator for a location ✔
  3. A radio direction-finding instrument

Why: Grid locators divide the world into named areas using letters and numbers. Operators exchange them to describe their approximate locations compactly.

Huh, didn't know that: A grid locator gives an area, not a street address.

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Answer: A letter-number designator for a location. Grid locators divide the world into named areas using letters and numbers. Operators exchange them to describe their approximate locations compactly.

  1. NCVEC 2026-2030 Technician Question Pool www.ncvec.org/downloads/2026-2030%20Technician%20Pool%20and%20Syllabus%20Public%20Release%20Feb%2019%202026.pdf
    A. A letter-number designator assigned to a geographic location
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