 Maidenhead Locator System

The Maidenhead Locator System, also known as the grid locator system, is a geographic coordinate system used primarily by amateur radio operators to specify locations on the Earth's surface. It is a way to simplify the reporting of location coordinates, turning complex longitude and latitude into a more manageable alphanumeric format. The system divides the world into grid squares, each identified by a combination of letters and numbers. The format consists of two letters followed by two numbers, and sometimes followed by an additional pair of letters (e.