// Package maidenhead implements the maidenhead locator system. // // The Maidenhead Locator System (a.k.a. QTH Locator and IARU Locator) is a geocode system used // by amateur radio operators to succinctly describe their geographic coordinates, which replaced // the deprecated QRA locator, which was limited to European contacts. // // Maidenhead locators are also commonly referred to as QTH locators, grid locators or grid // squares, although the "squares" are distorted on any non-equirectangular cartographic // projection. package maidenhead