# qth locator

> Display the Maidenhead Locator and Other Information of the Current Location

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.msys.locator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.msys.locator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `ch.msys.locator`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** micro systems
- **Category:** COMMUNICATION
- **Downloads:** 1,326
- **Version:** 1.3.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2024-04-03
- **Publisher country:** CH
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.msys.locator)
- **Website:** [https://msys.ch](https://msys.ch/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://msys.ch/privacypolicy/locator/](https://msys.ch/privacypolicy/locator/)

## Description

The qth locator app uses your mobile devices location services to calculate and display the six-digit maidenhead grid locator (or simply &quot;locator&quot; as it is commonly referred to) plus additional location information that you can select in the preferences.<br><br>The locator is used by amateur radio stations worldwide to indicate the approximative position of their radio station on a grid of 5&#39; longitude and 2.5&#39; latitude.<br><br>(Image detail from a picture by Oona Räisänen, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2528974)

## Rankings

- #1,070,574 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `ch.msys.locator.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/ch.msys.locator)