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  1. 15-02-2025, 05:22 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Twodiffs View Post
    This is probably gonna sound like a stupid question but when using NZtopo50 on my phone should I have the compass set to true north or magnetic north?.

    I've just been playing with the phone app, a compass and my Garmin and I was getting a discrepancy with the compass.
    I've changed the settings on the other two to magnetic nth and now they align.Attachment 268946

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    If using with a manual compass then use magnetic north and all your bearings will align without the need to do math.
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