Map Information

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How do you determine my location?

We use the following steps to determine your location. If a step is satisfied we stop and use that location information to plot on the check-in map:

• GPS in your check-in message

• Look-up participant's callsign on QRZ.com

  • Look-up callsign in QRZ.com to get GPS

  • Look-up callsign in QRZ.com to get Grid square and convert to GPS

What GPS formats do we accept?

Please review the following PDF for details on GPS formats we accept for your weekly check-in: VarAC Wednesday GPS working-aid.

Where am I on the check-in map?

We've received a few questions from operators wondering why they don’t appear on the VarAC Wednesday map. If that’s you—or you're just curious—check out this helpful video below:

Why is my location on the map incorrect?

Please check out our video, Why am I missing from the check-in map?

If you did not provide your GPS location in the check-in, we pull your location from QRZ.com. Please check your profile on QRZ and update as needed.

If you did provide your GPS location in the check-in please double check what you provided and where your are located. If after that things still look to be in error please Contact Us and ask us to check into the issue.

How do I correct my location in QRZ.com?

Check out Appendix 2 of our VarAC GPS Setup (Static GPS) training document for a walk-thru of how to update your location information on QRZ.com.

Do you require a specific format to provide GPS?

VarAC Wednesday now extracts GPS coordinates from check-in message to plot on the check-in results map. Check out Jason Johnson's (K3JSJ) "VarAC GPS Setup (static location) training", to learn how to setup VarAC for GPS support. You will learn how to find your GPS coordinate, update VarAC settings, and update your canned message. 

Video walk-thru of Check-in checker tool

Use our Check-In Template Generator  tool to construct your check-in message.

Video walk-thru of GPS format checker tool

User our GPS Coordinate Checker tool to verify your GPS coordinates are formatted in the required format.