- 1. [TowerTalk] fixating on true north (score: 1)
- Author: "Jim Jarvis" <jimjarvis@verizon.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:08:16 -0400
- Gee, guys, this is another of those 'once a year' threads. The average 3 element beam has a half-power beamwidth of +/- 35 degrees. How closely do you really need to know where North is? How much eff
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00987.html (7,533 bytes)
- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] fixating on true north (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:55:19 -0700
- The nulls are somewhat sharper, and might actually be more important, but you're right for the main lobe. Or, pointing at a geo satellite with a small dish antenna, or EME, or a whole raft of things
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00991.html (7,756 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] fixating on true north (score: 1)
- Author: w7psk@w7psk.net
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:41:14 -0400
- If you need that much accuracy ... It'll cost ya but can be done. hire a Surveyor to come out and paint a survey line true north from your tower. Hang a plumb bob off of the boom and turn the antenna
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg01001.html (7,286 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] fixating on true north (score: 1)
- Author: "Wes Attaway (N5WA)" <wesattaway@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2006 20:56:20 -0500
- If you are in a subdivision where the streets are laid out N-S-E-W, or NW-SE-NE-SW then you could just line up using your street as a guide. Gad, I'm sure glad I took my beams down so I don't have to
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg01037.html (8,216 bytes)
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