[amsat-bb] G5500 Bearing

[Rolf Krogstad]

When I put up my new beams recently I used the NOAA website which has a
calculator.

Go to http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/declination.shtml
and click on DECLINATION.for the Magnetic Field Calculators.

Rolf  NR0T
EN34

On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 8:55 AM, Bill Booth <ve3nxk at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 21/12/2015 5:47 PM, J. Boyd (JR2TTS) wrote:
>
>> Oh... hang on, this may be an important point I've been missing all this
>> time, but this means one must determine the magnetic declination for
>>
>
> I use the sun to aim at.  Set the controller to the sun az/el and then aim
> the antennas by hand and tighten down.  Easier with 2 people, one of course
> with welders goggles.
>
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