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popper · 25-01-2008, 19:11

the simple rule of thumb is to think of direct south,get your kids toy compass or make one with a used matchstick and a pin thats been on a magnet for a while, and attach pin to matchstick and place it in the dish of water (full of interesting facts i am LOL) ,and it will point out magnetic north and south, right were was i, ohh yeah.

think of direct magnetic due south as 12oclock, you want to make the dish point to somewere near 11Oclock, a few degrees eather side depending on if you can get pure line of sight , if not you can look for a bounced signal but all bets are off finding that without the meter.....

i forget the ROT for the vertical, perhaps someone else can give you another interesting fact LOL to do that....

25-01-2008, 19:11	#6
popper Inactive Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 3,270	Re: Where to point Sky dish... the simple rule of thumb is to think of direct south,get your kids toy compass or make one with a used matchstick and a pin thats been on a magnet for a while, and attach pin to matchstick and place it in the dish of water (full of interesting facts i am LOL) ,and it will point out magnetic north and south, right were was i, ohh yeah. think of direct magnetic due south as 12oclock, you want to make the dish point to somewere near 11Oclock, a few degrees eather side depending on if you can get pure line of sight , if not you can look for a bounced signal but all bets are off finding that without the meter..... i forget the ROT for the vertical, perhaps someone else can give you another interesting fact LOL to do that....