29 Jun 08 02:54, Richard Webb wrote to RWitt:

 R>> I knew a blind CB operator back in the 60s who had the same problem.
 R>> Stacked 'Moonracker' antennas and no reference to north. Last I heard
 R>> of him, he's a HAM now and probably has the same problems.

 RW> Yep, thereis an audible compass, got electronic plans for it around
 RW> here .

Not from 73 magazine, I hope.

 R>> Being a seeing person, I have a different method. I walk south side
 R>> of my antennas until I can line up the North star with them. I then
 R>> place a stake in the ground for reference in daylight. That stick is
 R>> due south of my antennas. I then synchronize both norths on the rotor
 R>> controll box and then set it to south. I mark the south side of the
 R>> antenna pole with a felt tip pen, then mount the rotor on the antenna
 R>> pole. When I install the antenna I point it south and tighten it in
 R>> place.

 RW> Yep, the straight line from that stick and a stake was going to help
 RW> for the guy up top, much like your method. wIll have to do it all
 RW> again though now when the tower goes back up.

Wish I had my tower here. I sold it before leaving California.

 RW>> wIth any directional antenna on a rotator I"m real concerned with
 RW>> directional accuracy.  WIth high frequency it's not as important as
 RW>> beamwidths are fairly wide, but if you're doing vhf and uhf such as
 RW>> TV signals a degree or two either side and it's no signal time.

 R>> I've really got to get with the program. My antennas are mounted in
 R>> the plumbing breather pipe and the wind turned it a few degrees off
 R>> of where I had it set and I lost almost all of the channels. My day
 R>> off today, so I guess I better get with it.

 RW> I'm probably just going to put a two meter beam on a 25 foot mast
 RW> here and have it stationary, pointed at Memphis.  THe dual band omni
 RW> will go above the tri-bander and should give me most of the MEmphis
 RW> area on vhf and uhf.

I've got some VHF and UHF yagi antennas here, but nothing in the air. I've
got a mag base dual bander sitting on an old VTVM next to the window and a
UHF ground plane hanging from a curtain rod in the same window. I get all
the ham stuff I want to hear with those. At least for now.

 RW> don't even own a television, neither the wife or I care for it.
 RW> THErefore I don't have that problem with the signals.

Well, I can understand your not being interested. Unless a program is
narrated, there's a lot to miss without being able to see it.

 RW> A friend of mine closer to MEmphis found out his outdoor antenna
 RW> didn't perform well as the indoor with the new digital signals. I
 RW> guess too much signal .

LOL! I'd say the outdoor antenna was probably too far gone to be of any
use getting any signals.

                R\%/itt



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