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 W8KRFw8krf@w8krf.net 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,
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Try this site to determine what your magnetic deviation is for your location.
http://www.thecompassstore.com/decvar.html#
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