[TowerTalk] And now for something completely different (TrueNorth)

Wes Attaway (N5WA) wesattaway at bellsouth.net
Sun Aug 27 14:15:58 EDT 2006


I think Don may have meant that the method only works "on the
time zone meridian" if you take your shadow reading at High Noon
as shown on your local clock.  If the crossed-sticks method
described does work then it should work anywhere as long as your
shadow measurement is taken at Solar Noon, which is rarely at
High Noon.

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From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Murphy
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 12:14 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] And now for something completely
different (TrueNorth)

Don,
What causes the error for one not living exactly on the time zone
meridian?

73,
Mike, WA4BPJ 
www.wa4bpj.com
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Here we go again.
This method only works for those who live exactly on the time
zone meridian.
Don
N8DE

J A Ritter wrote:
> Two sticks, one vertical, the other horizontal placed along the
path 
> of the shadow at high noon will show True North...
> 
> 73,
> Jack W0UCE
> Website: www.w0uce.net
> 

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