But has anyone come up with a mechanical design for these that's as easy to assemble, diassemble and pack as the Arrow and the Elk?
If you're not going to take advantage of those features of the two ready-made antennas, then the cheap antennas seem to very good. 73, doug From: James Duffey <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:19:43 -0600 Jerry - Before you buy, try to build: < http://www.wa5vjb.com/references/Cheap%20Antennas-LEOs.pdf > These are easy to build from easily available parts. GIve it a try. They work great. - Duffey On Apr 26, 2009, at 1:44 PM, Jerry Felts wrote: > I never really had the extra money but now I do. This would mainly > be used > for the FM birds. Which do you like the best? The Elk or the Arrow > antenna? > Going to order one in the next couple of days. > > -- > Jerry - NR5A - South Dakota > www.freewebs.com/nr5a _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
