On 9/6/2011 10:28 AM, Joseph Armbruster wrote:
Carl,

Please look at the FAQ provided by NOA, this should help:

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/faqgeom.shtml

If you are interested in the technical details of the IGRF, see:

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/IAGA/vmod/igrf.html

If I was not at work, I could provide a longer explanation.

Hope this helps!
Joseph Armbruster, KJ4JIO

skype: Joseph Armbruster, Orlando Florida


On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Carl Rimmer W8KRF<[email protected]>  wrote:

The earlier discussion on this topic caused me to think about my setup.  I
know the tracking programs use True North; my question:  If my declination
is 8 º 6' West, is my true north East or West of Magnetic North. I am
currently setup to where my True North is 8º East of Magnetic North.  I have
looked a various sights on the Internet but I have always had a problem
wrapping my thick brain around this topic.

Thanks,
--
*Carl W8KRF*
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Try this site to determine what your magnetic deviation is for
your location.

   http://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html#

Dale/KL7XJ
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