[TowerTalk] Using an iPhone App to line up your antenna

[George Cortez Jr]

I have an app called Theodolite thats pretty neat. its more for surveying but it may be useful to you.

George ne2i

On Jan 4, 2012, at 2:34 PM, Tim Duffy K3LR <k3lr at k3lr.com> wrote:

> Sure would be handy if you could take your iPhone up the tower - place the
> phone in line with the antenna boom - just off the tower (maybe with a nice
> holder to keep it in place - bungee?). 
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> Then access a compass App that would tell you the true direction (magnetic
> auto corrected by location). 
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> Would have to insure the iPhone and App were not affected by being close to
> the aluminum boom or the tower. 
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> Has anyone ever done this with the iPhone and a compass App - accurately/
> successfully?  
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> 73,
> 
> Tim K3LR
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