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Re: [TowerTalk] Finding True North

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Finding True North
From: Martin Sole <msole@loxinfo.co.th>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:39:25 +0700
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Since others started this I don't mind adding.

The Google Earth idea sounds interesting and I would like to hear just 
how you do this.

As an aside I suspect it might get easier when Google releases the 
specification for the plastic owl interface then if I can just get the 
owl to talk to my gps I'll be all set.

73
Martin, HS0ZED


Dino Darling wrote:
> If you want to find TRUE NORTH, Google Earth is your friend!  I use 
> it when setting up antennas and rotors.
>
> If anyone wants me to go into detail on how to do this, just ask.  It 
> also works real well if you want to point your antenna at a small 
> island in the middle of the Pacific!
>
> At 10:22 AM 11/10/2008, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
>   
>> Getting slopers to work well is almost like finding True North.  Some have
>> great luck and others not so much.
>>     
>
> Dino - K6RIX
> dino@k6rix.com 
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