Basic Qualification · B-002 Operating and procedures · B-002-009-003
While making a contact in a VHF contest, the other operator asks for your grid square. What information is requested?
- A The elevation of your station in thirty-metre increments
- B Your location expressed as a 4 or 6-character code
- C Your antenna azimuth stated in compass degrees
- D The number of contacts you have made
Correct answer: B — Your location expressed as a 4 or 6-character code. From the official ISED question bank, verified word for word.
Why
A grid square is a standard way to share your geographic location using a short code of four or six letters and numbers, which helps operators quickly identify where a station is situated during contests. The full explanation — and one for every question — is in Pro.
Practise this section
How to operate: calling, phonetics, Q-signals, repeaters, nets, emergency traffic, and the courtesies that keep a band usable.