[amsat-bb] Re: How to calibrate the azimuth angle?

I am Chiu-Teng Tsai (BM6ERA) from Taiwan. Now we are building a 

mobile ground station. One of our problem is how to calibrate the azimuth angle. Use compass only, or any better solution? Thanks for your help!

Chiu-Teng Tsai

That will certainly work. Use the North Star to calibrate your compass for deviation and variation at that location....Or the sun during the day.

Put a vertical 4' stick in the ground, and when its shadow is the shortest it is pointing to true north.

Moss on the side of a tree (south in your location) works, but not very accurate!!!

73, Dave, WB6LLO dguimon1@san.rr.com

Disagree: I learn....

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