On Thu, 2009-06-04 at 16:50 -0600, Jerry Felts wrote: > I was wondering is there a small 144/435 antenna? I'm open to ideas, > trying to come up with something simple cheap and fast. It would be > put at the 20ft level on my tower. At 25 ft level is a 9 el M2 2m yagi > but its not at a angle. I like the Elk cause it only has one feedline > but would not want to mount it outside permanently. >
Make an Elk-style antenna. Sticking the diplexer up there is no biggie. As long as your preamp has TX/RX switching, that should survive too. Hot glue and IP-rated boxes work wonders. Gordon _______________________________________________ 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
