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Biography address does not match the detail address.

Discussion in 'QRZ Site Community Help Center' started by K4DJW, Jan 4, 2025.

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  1. K4DJW

    K4DJW Ham Member QRZ Page

    Look up call sign k4eaw and the address in the bio is shown as Durham, NC, select Detail, and the address is shown as Pollocksville, NC. What's up with that?
     
  2. NY2A

    NY2A XML Subscriber QRZ Page

    Who cares?
     
  3. KQ8W

    KQ8W Ham Member QRZ Page

    The map looks to be based on the grid square, which is incorrect based on this address.

    I tested a bit, and if you enter exact coordinates, you can have this pinpointed anywhere. If you simply enter a grid square, it centers on that square.
    You cared enough to reply. ;)
     
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  4. KP4SX

    KP4SX Ham Member QRZ Page

    He has moved but not changed all of his data.
     
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  5. WJ4U

    WJ4U Ham Member QRZ Page

  6. KP4SX

    KP4SX Ham Member QRZ Page

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  7. WJ4U

    WJ4U Ham Member QRZ Page

    small world!
     
  8. KQ8W

    KQ8W Ham Member QRZ Page

    The grid square says it is geocoded though, not user supplied. I wonder how often QRZ updates that.
     
  9. KP4SX

    KP4SX Ham Member QRZ Page

    QRZ 'registers' that when the call is originally recognized. But only then.
     
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  10. K6CLS

    K6CLS Ham Member QRZ Page

    My DB entry is set up that way. Mailing address is not the QTH; Often, not operating from the QTH. Not a big deal.
     
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  11. KF8KI

    KF8KI QRZ Staff Engineer QRZ HQ Staff QRZ Page

    @KP4SX is correct. The geocoded process only occurs when a callsign is first received from the FCC. After that it's up to the user to keep that information up to date. Further, some users don't want the map pointing to their front door, so the settings are allowed to be ambiguous if desired to prevent this. Any user changes would be marked as user provided, so that it still shows geocoded means that the user never updated it.
     
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  12. KY4PW

    KY4PW Ham Member QRZ Page

    I've never once made a radio contact from my license address.
     
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  13. KQ8W

    KQ8W Ham Member QRZ Page

    So you're saying we can't have QRZ update based on our APRS beacon? lol ;)
     
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  14. KF8KI

    KF8KI QRZ Staff Engineer QRZ HQ Staff QRZ Page

    o_O LOL. Could you imagine the server load... Would be kind of a cool feature though. POTA guys would love it!
     
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