[amsat-bb] Re: How to calibrate the azimuth angle?

[Tony Langdon]

At 04:08 PM 12/27/2007, Chiu-Teng Tsai wrote:
>Dear all,
>
>     I am Chiu-Teng Tsai (BM6ERA) from Taiwan. Now we are building a 
> mobile ground station. One of our problem is how to calibrate the 
> azimuth angle. Use compass only, or any better solution? Thanks for your help!

Azimuth is given in degrees from true North.  A compass is fine, if 
you know the magnetic declination (i.e. the difference between true 
North and magnetic North) for your location.  That information should 
be readily available on the Internet.

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