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Originally Posted by Startrek
It’s really nice to see folk using the time old proven method of finding true south using the solar noon method
It never fails and is not affected by the magnetic core of the earth when using a compass with declination offset
I started the hobby with an expensive Silva compass and ended up selling the damn thing
Bought a piece of 1/2 “ dowel , some string , bits and pieces and bobs ya uncle
I wrote this procedure back in 2017 ( see attached )
Cheers
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Thanks. Even with all this technology I'm always amazed that it's the simplest, oldest ways that are the best.