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: amsat-bb@amsat.org 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.
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