Or, the USNO site at http://aa.usno.navy.mil/ (go to data) http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html is the exact page Jim _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscom
Local Solar Noon Go to your newspaper weather forecast column (or almanac section) and get local sunrise and sunset times. HALF WAY IN BETWEEN is local solar noon. Or go to www.weather.com then type
Many solar calculators are available on the internet. For example, the following calculator will provide the precise azimuth of the sun (and much more) for any date and time anywhere on the earth. ht
Got it figured out and marked with two short poles. THANKS 73 fer nw, Bob AD5VJ 10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177 http://www.n5iet.com/ Code may be taking a back seat for now, but the pioneering spir
Using this method one can point their 30 degree aperture multi-element beam with one degree accuracy. :) 73, Keith NM5G --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-b
Thanks to all who replied with some very informative answers. I believe I have enough info now to calculate the right direction..thanks.Its not as easy as just using a compass..laugh.. Thanks, it sho
True--but this started out as an EME thread where decent accuracy was indicated. Just that it dragged on so long that no one knows WHAT it is all about. Plus proper DX feng shui requires better than
Assuming you can work backwards to calibrate your rotator, just wait til the sun is near the horizon, aim the antenna at the sun, run GeoClock and the progran will tell you exaxtly where the sun is a
Wow, I'm astonished by the restraint displayed by all TTers, none of whom took the oh-so-tempting bait offered in the subject line. Amazing. Sean, you'll understand what I'm talking about if you've d