[TowerTalk] True North vs. Magnetic

[Robert W5AJ]

Go to your favorite Boy Scout office & buy a 
Official Boy Scout Handbook.  Page 191 has what you are looking for:
A magnetic declination map of USA & instructions.
What to do with the rest of the book?
1.  Field Day -> this book helps (it's a big Campout right?)
2.  pg. 317 shows U true North via stars.
3.  Helps think abt what to pack on a DX-expedition
4.  Knots - needed for antenna work
5.  Merit Badges listed in back - go volunteer to be a merit badge
counselor & help find new hams that way.

End of plug,
73  Robert

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From: Paul Booth <wa6ibu@earthlink.net>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] True North vs. Magnetic
Date: Sunday, March 29, 1998 9:39 PM

Perhaps this is the wrong place for this question, but I'm about to put
up my first Tribander.  I understand that there is a difference between
magnetic north and true north.  Can anyone tell me how much (and
direction) of correction I should adjust to from magnetic north?  I live
in the San Francisco Bay area.  Thanks.

73s de WA6IBU, Paul

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