HAMRS, QRZ, and Grid Squares

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#1

Simple question/query here. I used HAMRS for my first POTA activation the other day and noticed that unless it was a P2P, grid squares were not pulled and auto-populated. All P2P contacts did auto-populate grid squares.

I have read some other threads and see people saying you need a QRZ premium subscription for this to work. The thing is, I have never had a premium QRZ subscription and I’ve used HAMRS for about 2 years and my grid squares always auto-populated, and now don’t. What gives?

Are we sure a premium subscription is required? If so, why was it working for me for nearly 2 years and then suddenly stopped if I never paid for anything?

Any clarification and insight into this conundrum would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all!

73,

Eric
VA3FYB

#2

Grid squares not needed for POTA.

#3

I know they’re not required, but I like a visual representation and like to plot/map my contacts…

#4

You must have a QRZ html subscription at minimum so it can pull the grid squares from QRZ when it does the lookups.

#5

That seems to be what others are saying, but why did it work for me for 2 years when I didn’t have premium subscription?

#6

It could have been a change in what QRZ allows for non-premium accounts.

FWIW, HamQTH does auto populate the grid square (at least on iOS), but you only get a person’s first name.

#7

What do you use for lookup? QRZ, HamDB or HamQTH? It seems to work if I switch to HamDB, but none of the foreign DX ones work.

#8

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