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Location in radio terms

The Location tab gives everything you need about your own spot during a QSO or in your log. Diana works it out on your device itself, so it works without signal too.

Field info, Location tab, with UTC and local time, locator, accuracy and zones

Box How to read it
Time UTC and your local time with time zone. Your log is always in UTC.
Locator Your Maidenhead locator in six characters (JO21FD) and in eight (JO21FD70). In a QSO you usually give the six.
Position In decimal degrees and in degrees, minutes and seconds, with the accuracy in metres.
Zones Your CQ zone, ITU zone and ITU region. Belgium is CQ 14, ITU 27, region 1.
border nearby: also … You are close to a zone border, or your position is uncertain. Both numbers are then possible.
Nearest WWFF The nearest references, anywhere in the world, in a straight line.