How about using the Compass App
on your SmartPhone ?
73, Dick, W1KSZ
On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 8:59 AM, <john@kk9a.com> wrote:
> I am trying to avoid the true north thread however I would verify that they
> are indeed pointing 45 degrees when you beam Europe. A compass can be
> inaccurate around a lot of metal or if not level and it is measuring
> magnetic north. If you use Google earth you can pick an object 45 degrees
> from your tower and see if you beam is pointing that direction. Since you
> multiple towers and beams it is possible that something is skewing the
> pattern or that you have skewed propagation under these poor conditions but
> I would visually look at the direction one more time using a different
> direction method.
>
> John KK9A
>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] [SUSPECTED SPAM] Strange behavior
> From: "Carol Richards" <n2mm@comcast.net>
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:35:57 -0500
>
> Hello all,
>
> In late summer, I had some minor work done on my towers and antennas. I
> used
> a compass so that the beams were lined up correctly with N at 0 degrees and
> NE at 45 degrees, EU direction. All monoband yagis have not loosened up,
> but that EU now peaks at due East on all three yagis, separate towers, The
> other directions behave properly; N to JA, W to the Pacific etc. Can anyone
> explain why the change? There is about 15 db difference in signals from EU
> at 90 degrees and EU at 45 degrees?
>
> I understand that EU on 15m would be skewed at this point in the cycle, but
> 40m and 20m?
>
>
>
> Carol
>
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