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| Subject: | Magnetic Variation |
| From: | k1jks@juno.com (William G Bithell) |
| Date: | Thu, 24 Oct 1996 05:52:14 EDT |
Get your kid to show you the "Big Dipper" and how you locate Polaris "The North Star" Forget using a compass as it is thrown off by deviation and Variation Which can easily add up to 25 degrees or more, off from true north. GL, Bill -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: K7LXC@contesting.com Sponsored by Akorn Access, Inc & KM9P |
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