Being a recent newbie to the LEOs it had never even occurred to me that too narrow a beam width could present a problem with staying pointed at those satellites. Thanks, Reid, for bringing that thought up in my mind. I wasn't taking it out of context. I was just wondering if it was an unforeseen problem (by me) that I needed to address. It's things like this that allow us to learn.
It appears that a narrow beam width is not normally a problem and I thank John and others who pointed that out. 73, Tom, KØTW > I have used a Cushcraft 13B2 (13 elements) on 2m and a Cushcraft 719B (19 elements) on 70cm on the > satellites with no problem. Didn't experience either as being too narrow beamwidth for sat use. > > 73s John AA5JG > > I am amazed at how many people take things stated out of context on this > reflector. I never said that any of the arrays would not work due to > problem they were having hearing the satellites and it was stated that > if none of the other suggestions worked to consider that the arrays they > are using are pointed correctly in the correct direction of the > satellite. Pointing being off, the nulls could easily block the > satellite's reception. The larger the array the more this might be > evident. The larger the array, stacked arrays and even dish antennas, > pointing becomes a bit more critical. > > Reid, W4UPD _______________________________________________ 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
