> Oh ok thanks. I did already consider that and found the difference
> between magnetic and true north. I do like to orient my antenna as
> accurately as possible. But not sure it will make that much difference.
It depends on where you live. You can pick up a VFR aeronautical
"sectional" chart for your area. They have the Isogonic lines that show a
constant magnetic deviation. There is a line down through "I believe"
Wisonsin and south where magnetic and true north are the same. OTOH there
are areas in the lower 48 with as much as 17 degrees difference. There are
areas with more but they tend to be associated with magnetic anomolies (Much
of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan). Since I first started flying in 1963.
Magnetic North has moved about 6 degrees in the Central Michigan area. It's
moved far enough the charts that came with my astronomical telescope are no
longer useful for polar alignment.
Roger Halstead (K8RI, EN73 & ARRL Life Member)
N833R, World's Oldest Debonair (S# CD-2)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>
> I'll pass on the plastic owl, but still working on counteracting the
> negative ju ju.
>
> Noel
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Bryant [mailto:w4nz@comcast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 4:36 PM
> To: Noel
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Archeological find in my Anchor hole
>
>
> TRUE NORTH
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Noel [mailto:yaesurig@msn.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 12:16 PM
> > To: 'Ted Bryant'
> > Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Archeological find in my Anchor hole
> >
> >
> > T--- N--- ??
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ted Bryant
> > Sent: Monday, July 05, 2004 11:27 AM
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Archeological find in my Anchor hole
> >
> >
> > Uh-oh, I see where this is headed...next thing, someone
> > will ask about
> > T--- N----!!!
> >
> > > On 5 Jul 2004 at 7:49, Ward Silver wrote:
> > >
> > > Tradition has it that you put in one card from each of the
> > continents
> > > (don't forget Antartica!) and it has to be a real
> > card,not a made up
> > > one. It helps if you arrange them in the appropriate directions
> > > around the base. You can also inscribe "EU" and such in
> > the concrete
> > > before it sets, too. That helps the electrons know which way to
> > shoot
> > > the RF.
> > >
> > > And don't forget the goat! Remember what Hans, K0HB, wrote: (as
> > > closely as I can recall)
> > >
> > > "There is nothing mysterious about RF propagation. There are
> > > perfectly valid technical reasons that you should
> > sacrifice a goat
> > > when installing your antennas."
> > >
> > > 73,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > George T. Daughters, K6GT
> >
> >
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