How does a stationary gps point north?
David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of WI8W
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 01:36
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question
>
> The technique I used for aligning my Yagi to north was to let my
Garmin
> GPS
> unit do the pointing. It has a North arrow that is true north and not
> swayed one bit by the magnetic field. After mounting the antenna on
the
> mast, I put the GPS unit on the bearing plate of the tower, rotated
the
> antenna by hand until it aligned with that North pointing arrow and
then
> tightened the mast clamp bolts on the rotator. The alignment is "close
> enough for government work."
>
> 73
>
> Thom WI8W
>
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