diff --git a/core/presentation/src/main/res/values-zh/strings.xml b/core/presentation/src/main/res/values-zh/strings.xml
index e56b46b1..8359625f 100644
--- a/core/presentation/src/main/res/values-zh/strings.xml
+++ b/core/presentation/src/main/res/values-zh/strings.xml
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@
     <string name="wavelog_title">日志</string>
     <string name="wavelog_select_transponder">选择转发器</string>
     <string name="wavelog_call_hint">对方呼号</string>
+    <string name="wavelog_grid_hint">网格 (可选)</string>
+    <string name="wavelog_grid_help">对方报给你的网格。留空则从 QRZ 查询。</string>
     <string name="wavelog_mode_hint">模式</string>
     <string name="wavelog_mode_edit">修改模式</string>
     <string name="wavelog_time_hint">时间</string>
diff --git a/core/presentation/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core/presentation/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 1cf5724a..b0358b64 100644
--- a/core/presentation/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/core/presentation/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@
     <string name="wavelog_title">Log</string>
     <string name="wavelog_select_transponder">Select transponder</string>
     <string name="wavelog_call_hint">Callsign</string>
+    <string name="wavelog_grid_hint">Grid (optional)</string>
+    <string name="wavelog_grid_help">What they sent you. Left empty, it is looked up on QRZ.</string>
     <string name="wavelog_mode_hint">Mode</string>
     <string name="wavelog_mode_edit">Edit the mode</string>
     <string name="wavelog_time_hint">Time</string>
diff --git a/feature/radar/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/feature/radar/LogTab.kt b/feature/radar/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/feature/radar/LogTab.kt
index dcbee301..30e01720 100644
--- a/feature/radar/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/feature/radar/LogTab.kt
+++ b/feature/radar/src/main/java/com/rtbishop/look4sat/feature/radar/LogTab.kt
@@ -295,6 +295,10 @@ private fun ExpandedLogInput(
     // deliberately NOT restored when the user swipes the app away - that is them ending the session.
     var timeEntry by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf("") }
     var timeEditable by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf(false) }
+    // Typed by the operator. On FM satellites the grid IS the exchange, and until now it could only
+    // arrive by scraping QRZ - which needs a cookie the operator may not have and cannot supply for
+    // a station that has no locator on file.
+    var gridEntry by rememberSaveable { mutableStateOf("") }
     // Calls logged during this pass, so a repeat can be mentioned without being blocked: the same
     // station on a later pass is a legitimate new contact. This replaces a 300ms window that
     // swallowed what it guessed were accidental double submissions - a guess that could discard
@@ -333,6 +337,7 @@ private fun ExpandedLogInput(
         val tx = radio.uplinkLow ?: radio.downlinkLow ?: 0L
         val rx = radio.downlinkLow ?: radio.uplinkLow ?: 0L
         val qsoId = UUID.randomUUID().toString()
+        val typedGrid = gridEntry.trim().uppercase()
         queue.add(
             WavelogQso(
                 id = qsoId,
@@ -347,10 +352,12 @@ private fun ExpandedLogInput(
                 freqRxHz = rx,
                 satName = satelliteName,
                 catnum = satelliteCatnum,
+                gridsquare = typedGrid,
                 sessionId = buildSessionId(satelliteName, aosTimeMs)
             )
         )
         callsign = ""
+        gridEntry = ""
         workedThisSession = workedThisSession + call
         onSaved()
         showToast(
@@ -366,6 +373,9 @@ private fun ExpandedLogInput(
         // Grid backfill. The view model owns the cookie and the request; this used to read
         // SharedPreferences through LocalContext right here, inside composition. Failures now say
         // something: an expired cookie was indistinguishable from a station with no grid filed.
+        // A typed grid is better evidence than a scrape, so the lookup is skipped entirely rather
+        // than allowed to overwrite it.
+        if (typedGrid.isNotBlank()) return
         onLookupGrid(call) { outcome ->
             when (outcome) {
                 is QrzGrid.Found -> {
@@ -441,6 +451,26 @@ private fun ExpandedLogInput(
             textStyle = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
             modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()
         )
+        // The counterpart grid, optional and second. On FM satellites this is the exchange, and it
+        // could previously only arrive by scraping QRZ - which needs a cookie, and returns nothing
+        // for a station with no locator on file. Typed here it also skips the lookup entirely,
+        // because what the operator heard beats what a web page says.
+        OutlinedTextField(
+            value = gridEntry,
+            onValueChange = { gridEntry = it.take(6).uppercase() },
+            label = { Text(stringResource(id = R.string.wavelog_grid_hint)) },
+            supportingText = {
+                Text(
+                    text = stringResource(id = R.string.wavelog_grid_help),
+                    style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodySmall
+                )
+            },
+            singleLine = true,
+            keyboardOptions = KeyboardOptions(imeAction = ImeAction.Done),
+            keyboardActions = KeyboardActions(onDone = { submit() }),
+            textStyle = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyMedium,
+            modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth()
+        )
         // The mode comes from the transponder, so it is shown rather than typed - one less field
         // during a pass that lasts eight minutes. Tapping it reveals the field, because a
         // transponder record can be wrong and the operator has to be able to say so.