> Guys, discuss this as much as you wish, but PLEASE, the correct word is
> DEVIATION, NOT
> DECLINATION. If the DEVIATION is WEST, you ADD it to the compass indication.
> If it is EAST,
> SUBSTRACT it from the compass indication.
Wrong. An alternative term is Variation. Deviation is something
else; it's the error in your compass.
Chris R. Burger
ZS6EZ
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