[TowerTalk] Strange behavior

[Richard Solomon]

OK, I'll be a bit more specific.
There's an App called GPS Essentials.
No Owls, no bugs, has a very accurate
compass.

73, Dick, W1KSZ


On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 9:37 AM, Martin Sole <hs0zed at gmail.com> wrote:

> Beware when using a smartphone app compass, It may direct you to download
> an app for a virtual owl, this is known to be buggy and may refuse to
> indicate true north. A further app for a virtual wench is to be avoided at
> all costs!
>
> :O :)
>
> Martin, HS0ZED
>
>
> On 22/01/2017 19:23, Richard Solomon wrote:
>
>> How about using the Compass App
>> on your SmartPhone ?
>>
>> 73, Dick, W1KSZ
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 8:59 AM, <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
>>
>> I am trying to avoid the true north thread however I would verify that
>>> they
>>> are indeed pointing 45 degrees when you beam Europe. A compass can be
>>> inaccurate around a lot of metal or if not level and it is measuring
>>> magnetic north. If you use Google earth you can pick an object 45 degrees
>>> from your tower and see if you beam is pointing that direction. Since you
>>> multiple towers and beams it is possible that something is skewing the
>>> pattern or that you have skewed propagation under these poor conditions
>>> but
>>> I would visually look at the direction one more time using a different
>>> direction method.
>>>
>>> John KK9A
>>>
>>> To:     <towertalk at contesting.com>
>>> Subject:        [TowerTalk] [SUSPECTED SPAM] Strange behavior
>>> From:   "Carol Richards" <n2mm at comcast.net>
>>> Date:   Fri, 20 Jan 2017 18:35:57 -0500
>>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> In late summer, I had some minor work done on my towers and antennas. I
>>> used
>>> a compass so that the beams were lined up correctly with N at 0 degrees
>>> and
>>> NE at 45 degrees,  EU direction. All monoband yagis have not loosened up,
>>> but that EU now peaks at due East on all three yagis, separate towers,
>>> The
>>> other directions behave properly; N to JA, W to the Pacific etc. Can
>>> anyone
>>> explain why the change? There is about 15 db difference in signals from
>>> EU
>>> at 90 degrees and EU at 45 degrees?
>>>
>>> I understand that EU on 15m would be skewed at this point in the cycle,
>>> but
>>> 40m and 20m?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Carol
>>>
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