- 1. declination?? (score: 1)
- Author: jtolbert@gremlan.org (Jamie Tolbert)
- Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:05:13 -0400 (EDT)
- Today I heard a carribean dxpedition for the cqww concerned because he wasnt sure how to adjust for the difference between true and magnetic north...Is there really a big difference?? I think for my
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00285.html (7,456 bytes)
- 2. declination?? (score: 1)
- Author: K2JAS@worldnet.att.net (Roger L. Elowitz)
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 05:19:18 +0000
- To: <towertalk@contesting.com> sure how to adjust for the difference between true and magnetic north isn't the navigator on the dxpedition. Otherwise, he's in big trouble. encyclopedic quotes to ans
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00288.html (14,169 bytes)
- 3. declination?? (score: 1)
- Author: WeigeltF@rad-lan-po.radiology.uiowa.edu (WeigeltF@rad-lan-po.radiology.uiowa.edu)
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 96 07:17 CST
- Hi Jamie - The difference between true and magnetic compass bearings is known as VARIATION, not declination. Variation in the U.S. is not anywhere near constant, making magnetic north (the direction
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00290.html (9,322 bytes)
- 4. declination?? (score: 1)
- Author: jholly@hposl02.cup.hp.com (Jim Hollenback)
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 07:50:50 -0700
- Yes, you want to adjust your antenna to point to true instead of magnetic ... otherwise you will be forever making corrections to charts, maps, and other operating aids. The amount of declination is
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00293.html (8,125 bytes)
- 5. declination?? (score: 1)
- Author: wa2moe@doitnow.com (wa2moe@doitnow.com)
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 21:10:33 -0700
- what on earth is the difference...consider buyinh a cheap compass and point the yagi at what you feel is roughly true north...the beam width on an antenna is fairly wide and is wider than the magneti
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1996-10/msg00306.html (7,365 bytes)
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