Talk:Maidenhead Locator System

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[edit] Maidenhead lower case letters

The article suggests that the final 2 digits of a six digit locator are usually given in the USA and UK in lower case. Most amateurs in the UK in fact use upper case exclusively and I have never seen lower case in use over here. I wonder where the information came from? I see it was first added by User:Kharker on June 5th 2006 and the UK bit added later.Dsergeant 19:27, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Hack"?

I believe the term "hack" in the sentence "Many utilities exist to convert latitude and longitude to locators, as this is a favorite hack for programmers who are also radio amateurs" is used incorrectly. the use of the word "hack" in this sentence makes the process of converting Longitude and Latitude into a Maindenhead Locator seem wrong or like something that shouldn't be done. i propose changing the word "hack" for trick or thing.
Mvm92 (talk) 02:30, 29 February 2008 (UTC)