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1. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: davec@netdave.com (David Cook)
Date: Sat Aug 9 15:58:22 2003
I'm getting ready to raise my first beam antenna and am wondering how to do the directional alignment. I know the magnetic declination here in the NW is about 20 degrees, and will adjust for that. Bu
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00275.html (7,621 bytes)

2. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: dhearn@ix.netcom.com (Dan)
Date: Sat Aug 9 16:17:57 2003
Dave, this has been discussed many times on this reflector and is in the archive. The easiest way is to look in your newspaper in the weather section for the sunup and sundown times. Divide the time
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00276.html (9,198 bytes)

3. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: davec@netdave.com (David Cook)
Date: Sat Aug 9 16:38:51 2003
Ah, thanks a lot fellows. My apologies, you are absolutely right, I fired off the message before I thought about checking the archives. I have enough to go on, so let's close this thread now. I reall
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00278.html (7,664 bytes)

4. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: aa6dx@pacbell.net (AA6DX)
Date: Sat Aug 9 16:51:54 2003
And .. the North Star shines each and every night, although, in W7 land, it make take a few weeks to observe it! HIHI .. 73 -- Mark AA6DX enough I'll
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00279.html (8,198 bytes)

5. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: rwing@southwind.net (Randy Wing)
Date: Sat Aug 9 16:31:59 2003
Dave, There are many ways, here is the way I did mine - I was happy with the results. on 2m and HF: At night, line up the antenna boom with the north star. That will get you within the small variatio
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00283.html (9,660 bytes)

6. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: w2fca@capital.net (Frank Ayers)
Date: Sat Aug 9 16:20:37 2003
I used the "find a tree" method and it worked just fine, even with an array of 1296 antennas with a beamwidth of 12 degrees. If you find you're always a little off in one direction, you can always ad
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00293.html (7,957 bytes)

7. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: aa6dx@pacbell.net (AA6DX)
Date: Sat Aug 9 19:53:48 2003
E X A C T L Y !!! Mark .. AA6DX do NW is air?
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00296.html (8,689 bytes)

8. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: n8de@thepoint.net (Don Havlicek)
Date: Sat Aug 9 19:36:55 2003
Dave, Your question is going to raise a storm of answers to the same question as it was asked many times in the past. The simple answer is: Point your beam at the North Star .. that's NORTH. You can
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00300.html (8,810 bytes)

9. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: SavageBR@aol.com (SavageBR@aol.com)
Date: Sat Aug 9 19:54:50 2003
The easiest way to point your beam is to find your local noon. That is the moment in time half way between your sunrise and sunset. Check your local news paper for sunrise and sunset, that is good en
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00303.html (7,656 bytes)

10. [TowerTalk] How to align a beam (score: 1)
Author: k1ttt@arrl.net (David Robbins K1TTT)
Date: Sat Aug 9 16:07:01 2003
First, please lets not start the 'find true north' thread again... ok everyone???? Second, its really not that critical unless you are going to do microwave grid hunting. Now, the easiest way I have
/archives//html/Towertalk/2003-08/msg00304.html (9,047 bytes)


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