[TowerTalk] Finding True North

[Leigh L. Klotz, Jr WA5ZNU]

Jerry N8BM has found this site which gives a more accurate local noon 
than averaging sunrise and sunset.
The difference in my case was about 3 minutes.

   http://www.srrb.noaa.gov/highlights/sunrise/sunrise.html
Leigh/WA5ZNU
 

 
> But seriously folks...
>
> 1. Go to http://sunrisesunset.com and look up your QTH city or latitude 
> and longitude.
> 2. Calculate High Noon = (Sunrise+Sunset)/2
> 3. Go outside at that time.
> 4. The Shadow of your tower will point true north.
>
> http://wa5znu.org/log/2007/06/true-north.html
>
> Leigh/WA5ZNU
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