Whoa a minute. If one is pointing a boom right at the North Star,
what has magnetic forces got to do with it ? We all pretty much
understand how nearby metallic objects can influence a compass.
de Joe, AA4nn, aa4nn@juno.com
On Fri, 8 Oct 1999 05:23:41 EDT Tower2sell@aol.com writes:
>
> In a message dated 10/4/1999 11:00:00 PM Central Daylight Time,
> wa2moe@doitnow.com writes:
>
> > Variations up to 20 degrees is certainly a concern for determining
> > >how best to set antenna directivity. Just wondering, how wrong
> could
> > >a person be it the boom of an antenna was pointing right at the
> > >North Star (Polaris), regardless of QTH in Maine or Pacific NW?
> > >de Joe, AA4NN
> > >
> > Joe...you'd be right on the money as long as the needle in your
> control box
> > read "N" or "S"
> >
>
> Just remember guys, that if you use a magenetic compass near a large
> STEEL
> tower you may get a wrong reading. Do I need to explain why?
>
>
>
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Vy 73, de Joe AA4NN
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