Nope, not at all. Or maybe that’s because I do the same :-) Mark
> On May 14, 2019, at 2:00 PM, Caleb Knauer <cknauer.li...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is it weird that the quickest way I can remember which is longitude and which > is latitude is by Jimmy Buffet's song Changes in Latitudes? > > On Mon, May 13, 2019 at 11:20 AM <ch...@wbmfg.com <mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com>> > wrote: > Once regular routes were established, they followed a Rhumb line. > > This is a line connecting two points that can be tracked by following a > specific magnetic heading. It is not a straight line but is very simple to > navigate assuming you got started right and kept to the proper heading. > > Latitude has never been a problem. Longitude has always been the issue. > I recommend the book “Longitude” by Sorbel if you really want a good read on > the subject. > https://books.google.com/books?id=lW8DYSPa6fEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=longitude+sorbel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj4k_7b5pjiAhWOUt8KHffcA-MQ6AEIKjAA > > <https://books.google.com/books?id=lW8DYSPa6fEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=longitude+sorbel&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj4k_7b5pjiAhWOUt8KHffcA-MQ6AEIKjAA> > > From: Adam Moffett <> > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 8:57 AM > To: af@af.afmug.com <> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Antenna Aligner > > I wonder if sailing ships would follow the compass during the day and true up > with Polaris at night. > I know the difference was less pronounced then, but it must have still been > there and they must have noticed. Maybe if you're target is to hit the right > continent then it ain't really a problem. > > -Adam > > > On 5/10/2019 7:11 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com <> wrote: >> Probably... >> >> For scouts, they normally are not that into absolute bearings and headings. >> More just NNE type of accuracy. >> But yeah, West coast magnetic variations/declination are much more >> pronounced than areas where the folks that live on the agonic line like you. >> >> Main and NW Washington state are 20 degrees off. >> >> If you learn to fly a plane in the Pacific Northwest back in the day of >> compass and sectional, it was an important factor. As I recall VOR stations >> and victor airways are on a magnetic heading vs true. But they don’t adjust >> VOR stations for magnetic field drift after they are installed. >> >> I think the FCC is all about true north. And of course you can get a pretty >> good heading off the North star or Orions belt. Can’t remember which of the >> three stars is due East/West. >> >> From: Ken Hohhof <> >> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 4:58 PM >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' <> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Antenna Aligner >> >> You’re not making me less confused. >> >> >> >> Back when I was teaching cub scouts to use a compass, was I teaching them a >> bunch of crap? >> >> >> >> >> >> From: AF mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com <> On Behalf Of SmarterBroadband >> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 5:48 PM >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' mailto:af@af.afmug.com <> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Antenna Aligner >> >> >> >> 14 for me. >> >> >> >> From: AF [mailto:af-boun...@af.afmug.com <>] On Behalf Of ch...@wbmfg.com <> >> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 3:18 PM >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' mailto:af@af.afmug.com <> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Antenna Aligner >> >> >> >> It is only 1 or 2 degrees where you live but it is probably 15 degrees where >> Bill lives. >> >> >> >> From: Ken Hohhof >> >> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 4:14 PM >> >> To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' >> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Antenna Aligner >> >> >> >> Whenever I see the difference between magnetic and true north I get confused >> about which one we’re supposedly using and decide 1 or 2 degrees doesn’t >> matter on a 90 degree sector. Plus I get lazy and just align the sectors to >> the tower faces or the roads. >> >> >> >> From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com <>> On Behalf Of Daniel White >> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2019 4:37 PM >> To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com <>> >> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Antenna Aligner >> >> >> >> I've used the 3Z and Sunsight ones some. It was a few years ago though. >> >> Really it boils down if you want the screen on the device or to use your >> phone or sometheneing else. I'd probably go with Sunsight personally, but >> either are a good investment. >> >> >> >> <~WRD000.jpg> <https://atheral.com/> >> Daniel White >> >> Co-Founder - Business Development & Operations >> >> direct: +1 (702) 470-2766 >> >> <image001.jpg> <https://www.facebook.com/getatheral> <image001.jpg> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/atheral/> <image001.jpg> >> <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpPZv-EsGCj8LXfzylwCrjQ> >> >> SmarterBroadband wrote on 5/10/19 15:28: >> >> Thinking of getting an Antenna Aligner for Sector and Dish alignment. >> >> >> >> Choices seem to be >> >> >> >> Multiwave Smart Aligner >> >> 3Z Telecom RF Vision >> >> Sunsight >> >> >> >> Anyone have experience of any of these? >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com <> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com <> >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> >> > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com <mailto:AF@af.afmug.com> > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > <http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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