[Dx4win] Headings

Mel ve2dc at videotron.ca
Sat Oct 17 06:44:29 EDT 2009


Which is exactly why it's folly to calibrate your rotor to anything 
other than true North.

Jerry Plemmons wrote:
> In Rhode Island, true north is 16 degrees east of magnetic north.  When 
> orienting a yagi or other directional antenna a correction needs to be made 
> when using a magnetic compass to find "North".
> 
> Jerry, K6JRY
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
> To: "Ron Stone" <n3af at comcast.net>
> Cc: "DX4WIN Reflector" <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Headings
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Ron Stone <n3af at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Can you confirm beam headings in DX4Win express as true north?
>> As opposed to .... ???
>>
>> What do you think is wrong (and give a specific example)?
>>
>> 73 - Jim AD1C
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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