[amsat-bb] tracking programs: azimuth output

[Ken Ernandes]

Standard azimuth reporting is relative to True North.



On Sat, 2014-07-26 at 10:58 -0400, Lizeth Norman wrote:

> Hi all!
> Stupid question but one that has been bothering me. What reference does
> satpc32 and Orbitron use to generate the azimuth?
> Is the resulting heading true or magnetic?
> Comparing the two programs, they seem to be the same.
> Norm n3ykf
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