[TowerTalk] Positoners Calibration to True North

[Bob Nielsen]

On Dec 1, 2005, at 7:40 PM, AD5VJ Bob wrote:

> Ok here is the boy scout question of the year.
>
> I have a logging program that gives me long path and short
> path degrees to the target stations call sign based on the
> call sign prefix and maiden head locator, but where is
> zero degrees and how do I find out without a compass while
> standing outside at my antenna?
>

Zero degrees is north, which can be found by locating Polaris in the  
(clear) night sky.  Polaris is the star at the end of the handle of  
the little dipper.  The front edge of the big dipper points toward  
Polaris (I recall it is about 5 times the angular distance between  
the two stars at the front of the big dipper).

73, Bob N7XY
(ex-boy scout, ~1951)