[TowerTalk] Declination - Does it matter?

Mike Fatchett w0mu at w0mu.com
Thu Apr 28 22:21:08 EDT 2022


That was my thought.  What happens with a tubular tower.........OMG.  It 
doesn't matter where the faces of the tower point.  You calibrate the 
rotor the antenna.

W0MU

On 4/28/2022 5:06 PM, Wes wrote:
> Why would the tower care?
>
> On 4/28/2022 3:49 PM, Chris Hoelzle 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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