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Question 332

What is a grid locator?

  1. A letter-number designator assigned to a geographic locationCorrect answer
  2. A letter-number designator assigned to an azimuth and elevation
  3. An instrument for locating faults in power amplifiers
  4. An instrument for radio direction finding

Explanation

A grid locator, in the Maidenhead system, is a short letter and number designator such as FN31 that encodes a rectangle of latitude and longitude, so it names a place on Earth compactly. It describes a location, not a pointing direction, and it is not an instrument at all.

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