Fw: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question

[on4kj]

----- Original Message -----
From: "j.a.hermans" <j.a.hermans at skynet.be>
To: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt at arrl.net>; "'WI8W'" <wi8w at arrl.net>;
"reflector -tower" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question


> Suppose ......the Satellite takes a bearing on the GPS, Dave..
> Dont know wether  the Sat. or the GPS  calculates the final result.
> Let me know if I am missing something.
> Jos on4kj
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt at arrl.net>
> To: "'WI8W'" <wi8w at arrl.net>; "reflector -tower"
<towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 11:11 AM
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question
>
>
> > How does a stationary gps point north?
> >
> >
> > David Robbins K1TTT
> > e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
> > web: http://www.k1ttt.net
> > AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> > > bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of WI8W
> > > Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 01:36
> > > To: towertalk at contesting.com
> > > Subject: [TowerTalk] RE: Compass question
> > >
> > > The technique I used for aligning my Yagi to north was to let my
> > Garmin
> > > GPS
> > > unit do the pointing.  It has a North arrow that is true north and not
> > > swayed one bit by the magnetic field.  After mounting the antenna on
> > the
> > > mast, I put the GPS unit on the bearing plate of the tower, rotated
> > the
> > > antenna by hand until it aligned with that North pointing arrow and
> > then
> > > tightened the mast clamp bolts on the rotator. The alignment is "close
> > > enough for government work."
> > >
> > > 73
> > >
> > > Thom WI8W
> > >
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