subroutine grid2deg(grid0,dlong,dlat)

! Converts Maidenhead grid locator to degrees of West longitude
! and North latitude.

  character*6 grid0,grid
  character*1 g1,g2,g3,g4,g5,g6

  grid=grid0
  i=ichar(grid(5:5))
  if(grid(5:5).eq.' ' .or. i.le.64 .or. i.ge.128) grid(5:6)='mm'

  if(grid(1:1).ge.'a' .and. grid(1:1).le.'z') grid(1:1)=              &
       char(ichar(grid(1:1))+ichar('A')-ichar('a'))
  if(grid(2:2).ge.'a' .and. grid(2:2).le.'z') grid(2:2)=              &
       char(ichar(grid(2:2))+ichar('A')-ichar('a'))
  if(grid(5:5).ge.'A' .and. grid(5:5).le.'Z') grid(5:5)=              &
       char(ichar(grid(5:5))-ichar('A')+ichar('a'))
  if(grid(6:6).ge.'A' .and. grid(6:6).le.'Z') grid(6:6)=              &
       char(ichar(grid(6:6))-ichar('A')+ichar('a'))

  g1=grid(1:1)
  g2=grid(2:2)
  g3=grid(3:3)
  g4=grid(4:4)
  g5=grid(5:5)
  g6=grid(6:6)

  nlong = 180 - 20*(ichar(g1)-ichar('A'))
  n20d = 2*(ichar(g3)-ichar('0'))
  xminlong = 5*(ichar(g5)-ichar('a')+0.5)
  dlong = nlong - n20d - xminlong/60.0
  nlat = -90+10*(ichar(g2)-ichar('A')) + ichar(g4)-ichar('0')
  xminlat = 2.5*(ichar(g6)-ichar('a')+0.5)
  dlat = nlat + xminlat/60.0

  return
end subroutine grid2deg
