[amsat-bb] tracking programs: azimuth output

[Thomas Doyle]

Norm,

Here is a site that might be of interest. It gives the declination and the
rate of change. Very nice site.

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/

73 W9KE Tom Doyle


On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Lizeth Norman <normanlizeth at gmail.com>
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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