deviation >> declination. Duh. Alan
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle Sent: 09 January, 2010 18:22 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question Randy, I got interested by this, and looked up my QTH. When I moved here 25 years ago, the deviation was less than 30 minutes. It is now up to about 3 degrees. Good thing I have my references sighted in. 73s, Alan WA4SCA -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Randy Sent: 09 January, 2010 18:10 To: 'Pete Rowe'; amsat-bb@amsat.org; 'Ken Ernandes' Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question Thanks everyone for the help .. I'm all sighted in on the North Star .. Actually, I went to wikipedia and read up on magnetic declination. It says that if you are east of the 0 degree line ( which I am in New York ) Then true north is east of magnetic north by that number of degrees as Shown on the declination map .. I'll listen to VO-52 and see how that goes. Randy - N2CUA -----Original Message----- From: Pete Rowe [mailto:ptr...@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 1:03 PM To: rswa...@twcny.rr.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org; Ken Ernandes Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question I sight on the North Star for all of my antenna projects. Easy to do and gets you right on (in the northern hemisphere, of course) Pete WA6WOA --- On Sat, 1/9/10, Ken Ernandes <n2...@mindspring.com> wrote: From: Ken Ernandes <n2...@mindspring.com> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Azimuth question To: rswa...@twcny.rr.com, amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 7:02 AM Azimuth is referenced to True North. Some software might allow magnetic, but that would likely be an optional alternative to true north. 73, Ken N2WWD -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Randy Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 9:26 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Azimuth question Is azimuth base on true or magnetic north When lining up the antenna system for satellites? When I looked it up, says true north. Is that true for ALL satrellite tracking software? One website says 12 degrees 58 seconds West is the magnetic declination. So does that mean turn my antenna west by that amount from Magnetic north? Randy - N2CUA _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
