Steve,

You want true North.

Dave-KB1PVH

Sent from my Samsung S4 On Mar 30, 2016 6:41 AM, "hdskullfire2 ." [email protected] wrote:

If using a compass for initial mechanical line up, do I have to compensate & make the required declination adjustment? Right now mine would be 13 degrees for my location in eastern Pennsylvania?

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