[WriteLog] Beam Heading Problem

[n4gi at tampabay.rr.com]

4 degrees? 

You must have a very accurate rotor and/or very narrow beamwidth antenna!

My hamIV rotor needle bounces 5 degrees when the wind blows.

Blake N4GI



> Hello All,
> Two weeks ago I got the latest version of WL.  In loading in the Qth 
> coordinates, I find the beam heading to be way off. For example, from 
> Virginia to the UK, the beam heading is about 4 degrees and some 300 
> miles away.  I discussed this with K4JA & K9JY Scot. I even used the 
> K4JA coordinates.  Same problem.
> I load WL into my two PC's (  PII and P4)  with WIN98,  same problem.   
>  I don't have such problem with DX4WIN.  
> There must be a setup problem I am doing wrong but what .  its simple. 
>  this does not make sense.
> any help appreciated, 73 Dave W4JVN
> 
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