[TowerTalk] Declination - Does it matter?

[Larry K4AB]

Chris,

Go to this website https://gml.noaa.gov/grad/solcalc/ and drag the large
pin to your QTH.
Determine your Solar Noon from the results table.

If you place a stick in the ground at your prospective tower spot, the
shadow cast by that
stick at your Solar Noon on that day will point directly north.

Good luck with your tower project.

73,
Larry K4AB

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022 at 5:49 PM Chris Hoelzle <w7mi.chris at gmail.com> wrote:

> I live in a place that has a Declination of approximately plus16 degrees.
> I am putting my tower in soon, so I want to do it right. I have asked
> several hams and one says "just use magnetnetic" the other says "follow
> your lot lines".
>
> I want to do it right . If I am turning my beamChile, I don't want to
> actually be shooting at the ocean.
>
> Any advice please
>
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> Chris Hoelzle
> Bandon, OR
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