Thanks. I think I will stay with my current method of employing a
deviation-compensated magnetic compass while up on the tower.
73, Keith NM5G
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 9:18 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] And now for something completely different
(TrueNorth)
ORIGINAL MESSAGE:
On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 08:51:50 -0500, "Keith Dutson"
<kdutson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>No. It is virtually useless to align an antenna on a tower, unless you
>like climbing at night.
>
>73, Keith NM5G
------------ REPLY FOLLOWS ------------
1. At night, stand at the base of the tower.
2. Find the north star.
3. Locate a landmark directly under the north star.
4. In the daytime, align the antenna to the landmark.
Keep in mind that the north star is not at the exact polar point, so it can
be off true by up to about one degree depending on the time of day.
--
Bill, W6WRT
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