[TowerTalk] Strange behavior

[jimlux]

On 1/25/17 3:08 AM, Al Kozakiewicz wrote:
> It depends on where you are.
>
> The north magnetic pole has been moving at the rate of 30-35 miles per year, from northern Canada towards Russia. It was within the Canadian Artic at the turn of the century; it is now in the Russian Arctic.
>
> The rate of declination change will be greater both at high latitudes and the further you are away from the line along which the pole appears to move.
>
> Al
> AB2ZY
>
>
> ##  are u sure the declination has changed 10 degs  in just 20 years ?   I find that
> hard to believe.   Its  30 degs for us folks in VE7 land.  Same as it always has been.
> Declination is changing each year, but a miniscule tiny amount.   Interesting to note that
> we also point 30 degs  for down town EU.... so magnetic north and EU are one and the
> same.
>

It depends on where you are.. if you're in an area where the motion is 
away from you, the declination changes slowly.  BC and California are 
slow  (0.1 deg/year sort of rates).  EU fast