[TowerTalk] Declination - Does it matter?

[Raymond Benny]

At night you can look for the Polaris star, also known as the North star.
It will be above the horizon at the same degree of latitude as your QTH.
 It is quite bright so it should be easy enough to find. That is, if you
don't live in a large, bright city.

Ray,

N6VR/W7YA

On Thu, Apr 28, 2022, 4:05 PM Larry K4AB <larry.k4ab at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
> > --
> > W7MI
> > Chris Hoelzle
> > Bandon, OR
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