Beam heading

[Captain Kilowatt]

Well I do not know if I got it right now that I go the beam up. It is pointed in the best I can tell with my compass is between 45 and 50 degrees. The swr dropped from 1.3 when it was close to the ground to 1.1 through most all the 10 meter band which surprised me.

Any way, I know the beam is set up good but I hear nothing in that direction. When I hear the states and mexico, PR, FL ans such on the imax and switch over to the beam the signals drop very much which is what I want but I do not think any europe is in there on 10 right now.

I will keep monoitoring that direction for now.

AP

Did you setitup by true north or compass northward.theyare not the same and differ depending on where you are. In my case a compass points about 19 degrees Westchester of true northsiI set my beams up to point 19 debreeseast of what the compass says is north.youalways align withtrue north as the reference.

 

[airplane1]

I used magnetic north, I did not know I was supposed to go true north lol. I guess I will be climbing soon.

 

[EDUK8TR]

I used magnetic north, I did not know I was supposed to go true north lol. I guess I will be climbing soon.

What kind of rotor are you using? Can't you just recalibrate it?

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Did you setitup by true north or compass northward.theyare not the same and differ depending on where you are. In my case a compass points about 19 degrees Westchester of true northsiI set my beams up to point 19 debreeseast of what the compass says is north.youalways align withtrue north as the reference.

Holy shit that was bad.trust me I was not drunk when I posted that but did have auto complete turned on and was not wearing my glasses. I trust you were able to decode it.

 

[airplane1]

What kind of rotor are you using? Can't you just recalibrate it?

I am not using a rotor for now, just wanted to get the beam up and running pointed in the best direction for what I wanted to hear/make contacts. I will be adding a rotor + another section of tower this summer.

I will need to climb and loose the bolts/turn mast by hand and re
tighten bolts.

 

[airplane1]

Holy shit that was bad.trust me I was not drunk when I posted that but did have auto complete turned on and was not wearing my glasses. I trust you were able to decode it.

Yes I did decode it but I had to drink a few befor I understood it lol. I take it I need to aim the beam more true north.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Turn it about 15 degrees to the right and you will be just about dead on. At least as close as you have to be considering the beamwidth of your antenna.

 

[EDUK8TR]

I am not using a rotor for now, just wanted to get the beam up and running pointed in the best direction for what I wanted to hear/make contacts. I will be adding a rotor + another section of tower this summer.

I will need to climb and loose the bolts/turn mast by hand and re
tighten bolts.

Oh, OK. That would be one of the "Strong Arm" rotors. We had one of those when I was a kid and used it to turn the TV antenna. Ours was one of the better models cause it employed a pipe wrench for greater turning force.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

Bump for beam antenna pointing goodness.

 

[BJ radionut]

https://ns6t.net/azimuth/azimuth.html

 

[BJ radionut]

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