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To: Daffynition

I was gonna order one of those army-issue compasses this weekend for an upcoming navigation class.

Should I wait for an updated model?

36 posted on 01/28/2014 5:13:17 AM PST by moovova

To: moovova

I was gonna order one of those army-issue compasses this weekend for an upcoming navigation class. Should I wait for an updated model?

Non-toy compasses have a dial to adjust for "real" magnetic north (Magnetic declination )

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag-web/?id=declinationFormId can be used to calculate the adjustment for your location.

57 posted on 01/28/2014 6:26:55 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (You don't notice it's a police state until the police come for you.)

To: moovova

I was gonna order one of those army-issue compasses this weekend for an upcoming navigation class. Should I wait for an updated model?

No, you should buy a portable GPS unit instead. If you carry lots of magnets in your pockets they'll affect the compass.......

77 posted on 01/28/2014 11:53:20 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (I think I've lost my mojo.....)

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