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Default cmap magnetic variation

On Apr 6, 6:07*pm, "Dennis Pogson"
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On Apr 6, 4:00 am, Bruce in alaska wrote:
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Can someone please tell me where to find the magnetic variation on
cmap, I can find the tidal info and everything else but I can't find
the variation?


Any help would be appreciated.


It should be "Built-in" to the software that calculates Bearings to
Waypoints, and Objects. They wouldn't necessarily, actually "Print"
it on the screen, as anytime you ask for a "Bearing" to something
it should show either, a "True", or "Magnetic" Bearing, as determined
by the Selected Preference.


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Bruce in alaska
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Thanks Bruce but I now can't find where to set that preference, its
probably right under my nose, I can't find it in the config settings
or in the legend. *Can you point me in the right direction?


Thanks


Steve


Surely it's built into your GPS, which is connected to the software?

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I was hoping to be able to find out the magnetic variation when doing
route planning prior to passages when i don't normally have the gps
turned on or hooked up to the computer. The variation is normally
stated on paper charts so I was thinking it should be somewhere on
cmap?