Rover Location Database

Most Wanted Washington Grid Squares

Are you thinking of making a 6-meter or VHF grid expedition in Washington State?
Here are the state's 18 grid squares, organized from most-wanted to most-common.
Current as of Aug 3, 2025.

Most Wanted Middle Grids Most Common
Grid % Leaders Need Grid % Leaders Need Grid Near
DN05 27.0% DN07 8.3% CN85 0% Portland
DN08 25.4% DN16 7.3% CN86 0% Centralia
CN78 22.0% CN77 3.4% CN87 0% Seattle
CN98 17.6% DN18 2.0% CN88 0% Bellingham
CN76 11.7% CN96 2.0% DN06 0% Tri-Cities
CN97 11.2% CN95 1.0% DN17 0% Spokane

Data sources:

The rankings are done according to survey responses by active VHF grid-chasers. The respondents were selected by having confirmed 400 or more grid squares. The three columns represent Washington State out of all 488 grid squares in the contiguous 48 states.

This survey is based on data from the Fred Fish Memorial Award leaders. As such, it does not represent just the Washington State population. Furthermore, it is only for 6-meter activity; we expect the 2-meter wanted-list to be similar but no data is available.

The FFMA "needed grid list" is incrementally updated over time. It will churn as the most needed grids are activated and the leaders are satisfied, and as the population gains new people joining the ranks on the leader board.

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