Here we go again.
This method only works for those who live exactly on the time zone meridian.
Don
N8DE
J A Ritter wrote:
> Two sticks, one vertical, the other horizontal placed along the path of the
> shadow at high noon will show True North...
>
> 73,
> Jack W0UCE
> Website: www.w0uce.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Robert Chudek - KØRC
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 11:03 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] And now for something completely different (True North)
> - was Re: Mast -- Drill or not?
>
> HEY!!! Did I hear someone asking how to determine "True North"?!?!?!?!? It
> was kinda hard to hear over the S-9 Hoot Owl thread and +20 dB generator
> noise right now... :-)
>
> As everyone knows, there's been enough threads regarding finding "True
> North" to weave a fine pair of socks... But that aside, you can use Goggle
> Earth to determine "that direction" using their tool to zoom into any
> location in question. The map defaults to N/S orientation.
>
> I verified my antenna alignment by picking a known object a half mile away
> from my tower. In my case it happens to be the east side of a church down
> the road. Not all areas on earth have been mapped with high resolution yet,
> so this technique might not work for everyone.
>
> Credit goes to my late father who taught me this "lining up" technique when
> we were fishing on Mille Lacs Lake (about 27 miles across) locating specific
> fishing spots. This in the 1950's, way before GPS.
>
> 73 de Bob - K0RC in MN
>
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 09:01:21 -0700
> From: "Michael" <noddy1211@sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mast -- Drill or not?
> To: <wa3afs@inav.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <000d01c6c85f$b62c9060$0f01a8c0@Mikes2>
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> http://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html#
>
> Try the above link to work out your Declination, there is a link on the
> site to a calculator. I doubt you would be as much as 30 degrees off
> true north, I am 18 degrees here by SFO.
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