Can ducks make verticle turns?
or
True virgins make dull company.
Some things we never forget.
Gil, W1RG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eugene Balinski" <eugeneb@nni.com>
To: "Mike, K6BR" <noddy1211@sbcglobal.net>; "'K6XN'" <k6xn@comcast.net>;
"'Robert Chudek - KØRC'" <k0rc@pclink.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] something *really*completely
different..andsimple... (True North)-
Pilots remember it this way: east is least (subtract the
Mag declination) and west is best (add). Just a quick way
to remember.
73
Gene K1NR
On Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:21:52 -0700
"Mike, K6BR" <noddy1211@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Ted,
>
> It might be worth adding that your example will be the
> opposite for folks on
> the east coast with a minus declination. If the
> instructions are followed in
> the link below, it will be possible to know your
> declination, if any by
> entering your zip code.
>
> http://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html#
>
> Mike k6BR
>
>
> Bob and Team
>
> Here at my location in California the magnetic
> declination is approx 17
> degrees. I simply point or adjust my rotor controller to
> indicate 17 degrees
> and adjust the antenna(s) to point *Magnetic North* using
> a military
> compass. It seems to work just fine every time for every
> antenna and rotor
> combination. When I rotate my antenna to point true north
> according to the
> rotor controller indicator it then points to true north.
> Thereafter my
> rotor/controller/antenna ensemble pretty accurately
> points where I want them
> to point. Simple but it works...and works well. Try
> it...great for Field Day
> operations and mountain top VHF contests too....! :-)
>
> GL and 73, Ted, K6XN
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Chudek - KØRC
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 8:03 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] And now for something completely
> different (True
> North)- was Re: Mast -- Drill or not?
>
> HEY!!! Did I hear someone asking how to determine "True
> North"?!?!?!?!? It
> was kinda hard to hear over the S-9 Hoot Owl thread and
> +20 dB generator
> noise right now... :-)
>
> As everyone knows, there's been enough threads regarding
> finding "True
> North" to weave a fine pair of socks... But that aside,
> you can use Goggle
> Earth to determine "that direction" using their tool to
> zoom into any
> location in question. The map defaults to N/S
> orientation.
>
> I verified my antenna alignment by picking a known object
> a half mile away
> from my tower. In my case it happens to be the east side
> of a church down
> the road. Not all areas on earth have been mapped with
> high resolution yet,
> so this technique might not work for everyone.
>
> Credit goes to my late father who taught me this "lining
> up" technique when
> we were fishing on Mille Lacs Lake (about 27 miles
> across) locating specific
> fishing spots. This in the 1950's, way before GPS.
>
> 73 de Bob - K0RC in MN
>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:01:21 -0700
> From: "Michael" <noddy1211@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mast -- Drill or not?
> To: <wa3afs@inav.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <000d01c6c85f$b62c9060$0f01a8c0@Mikes2>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> http://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html#
>
> Try the above link to work out your Declination, there is
> a link on the
> site to a calculator. I doubt you would be as much as 30
> degrees off
> true north, I am 18 degrees here by SFO.
> _______________________________________________
>
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