[CQ-Contest] Russian Beats Out Canada for Magnetic North ... For Now

john at kk9a.com john at kk9a.com
Thu May 7 09:42:30 EDT 2020


Eventually the earth's magnetic poles will flip and you will be  
beaming backwards using the compass alignment method.

John KK9A


David Siddall K3ZJ wrote:

Good thing HF antennas generally have relatively wide beam width if you use
a compass to orient without correcting for deviation.

This also has a subtle effect on propagation paths through the polar areas,
depending upon your location.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52550973

73, Dave K3ZJ



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