The first thing we'll need is a Maidenhead grid square locator, if we already know it, then we may just proceed to the next step, otherwise there are several websites, including this one
https://www.karhukoti.com/maidenhead-gr ... re-locator
which allow to easily find the desired locator, just pan/zoom the map until you'll find the desired spot at that point you'll see three informations just above the map, the Lat/Lon coordinates and the locator, the latter is a string of letters and numbers, let me make an example, let's say we want to center our map on a spot in Raleigh, NC (just an example
) and the info placed above the map shows "35.7934518, -78.6243992, FM05qt" now, that "FM05qt" is our maidenhead locatorWith the locator in our hands, we can now proceed to generate our map, to do so, we'll go to this websitte
https://ns6t.net/azimuth/
and enter (or paste) the "FM05qt" in "location", for the moment let's leave all the other parameters at their default, aside from the "paper size" which if we want may be different, now just click the "create map" button and wait for the code to generate our personalized map, in a short we'll be presented with a PDF file containing our map in vector graphic format
The map may then be printed at the desired size (there are a number of services or softwares which allow to split a large image into a number of sheets which, once placed side by side will result in a very large map) and used to aim our antenna, or, printing it in small size, it may even be used as the dial for our antenna rotator
That's all, just feel free to play with the various map generation parameter to understand what they do and how they may be useful
If then you're curious and want further informations about the map generator, just point your browser here
https://ns6t.net/word/?page_id=10
to conclude, the map generated using the above locator "FM05qt" (centered in Raleigh, NC) will look like this (kept the zoom low to show as much of the map as possible)
