Doug Grant wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008, "Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU" <Leigh@WA5ZNU.org> wrote:
>
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> What about the shadow of a 43-foot vertical (and associated remote tuner)?
>
> And what if it's cloudy outside?
>
Use the method do... It 's called, "That looks about right". For most
antennas (except the very large arrays) it works quite well. Works rain
or shine, day or night and except for the directionally challenged it
is well within tolerance.
73
Roger (K8RI)
> 73,
>
> Doug K1DG in rainy NH...
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