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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] Finding True North |
From: | "Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU" <Leigh@WA5ZNU.org> |
Date: | Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:09:06 -0800 |
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Jerry N8BM has found this site which gives a more accurate local noon than averaging sunrise and sunset. The difference in my case was about 3 minutes. http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/sunrise.html Leigh/WA5ZNU > But seriously folks... > > 1. Go to http://sunrisesunset.com and look up your QTH city or latitude > and longitude. > 2. Calculate High Noon = (Sunrise+Sunset)/2 > 3. Go outside at that time. > 4. The Shadow of your tower will point true north. > > http://wa5znu.org/log/2007/06/true-north.html > > Leigh/WA5ZNU > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > TowerTalk mailing list > TowerTalk@contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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