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How close can a Maidenhead grid square get you?
December 10, 2007 - 1:26am — n1ics
How close can a Maidenhead indicator get you?
Most people only give the first 4-6 digits of their Maidenhead grid indicator. This article gives you the python code to calculate out to an arbitrary number of digits. Here's the indicators for my QTH and their corresponding precision:
| Length | Grid Square | Precision (m) |
| 2 | EN | 1111200.0000 |
| 4 | EN70 | 111120.0000 |
| 6 | EN70su | 4630.0000 |
| 8 | EN70su24 | 463.000 |
| 10 | EN70su24ii | 19.2917 |
| 12 | EN70su24ii66 | 1.9292 |
| 14 | EN70su24ii66LJ | 0.0804 |
| 16 | EN70su24ii66LJ95 | 0.0080 |
| 18 | EN70su24ii66LJ95ax | 0.0003 |
That last one is .3 mm!
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