True North
tip:
Look for the magnetic north with the compass, read their geographical
coordinate in the GPS,
use this webpage
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp
and calculate the magnetic declination for their place.
You will know where this the true north using the magnetic north + / - the
degrees of magnetic declination.
Jose Luis Vila
CX2AN
CX0CFI op.
-----Mensaje original-----
From: Luc Leblanc
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 10:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [amsat-bb] Magnetic North vs True North
How i find my north!
At noon always using standard time i pointed the beam in the direction of
top tower pole shadow on the ground. Quite simple and accurate
enough here.
"-"
Luc Leblanc VE2DWE
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www.qsl.net/ve2dwe
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WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
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