[amsat-bb] G5500 Bearing

[Harvey N. Vordenbaum]

Or use this website: www.solar-noon.com to find true north.
K5hv



-----Original Message-----
From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Rolf
Krogstad
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 9:03 AM
To: <AMSAT-BB at amsat.org>
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] G5500 Bearing

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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