Re: [amsat-bb] Re: True North - Sorry - 1 hour error in original calc.

[Jim Doyle <kd4hur@xxxxxx>]

As an Amateur Astronomer, Polaris is a good choice because it is in the
same relative position , (it wanders in a circle plus & minus about 1.5
degrees )plenty of accuracy for ham antenna use...
jim kd4hur

Roy Welch wrote:
> 
> Why not aim your antennas at Polaris, the north star.  At that point your
> azimuth is zero and the elevation is equal to your latitude.
> 
> Clifford Buttschardt wrote:
> >
> > Hey all, this is JUST too complicated!  Indeed true North or South is
> > easily gotten by calculations of "Local Apparent Noon" as many of us that
> > have done navigation, but what is important is what time is midway
> > between sunrise and sunset.  The very worst error is two minutes and for
> > ham purposes, that is minor!  Simply find the time of local sunrise and
> > sunset and divide by two.  This assumes that all the local differences are
> > already calculated-----which is usually done by the TV personalities who
> > have no clue what they are expounding, but they sure try hard.
> >      This eliminates the problem of local or UTC time.  As has been
> > suggested earlier, I wish all of us would be on UTC, but then, this not
> > likely to happen, but the idea of satellite operators on UTC is excellent!
> >      Do consult some local charts if you can.  On the coast the sunrise
> > and sunset is gotten easily.  Do not be surprised if that figure is
> > quite different from local noon!  In any case the result is usually no
> > more than the difference between your house and the local pub!
> > Cliff K7RR
> >
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