[TowerTalk] And now for something completely different (TrueNorth

Jim Lux jimlux at earthlink.net
Mon Aug 28 14:35:29 EDT 2006


At 11:15 AM 8/28/2006, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>However, in 20,000 years the magnetic field may reverse and someone
>following these archives may be pointing his antenna 180 degrees off.

I never thought of that.. you're right (and it will probably be sooner than 
that for the field reversal).  All the more important to be using 
astronomical methods like the sun. Of course, if you live in somewhere that 
has weather like the California central valley in winter, you could wait 
for a LONG time before seeing the sun.


>John KK9A




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