On 12/21/2010 4:40 PM, David Palmer wrote: > As for polarization, I've noticed that I get much better performance > out of the Elk by rotating the antenna to match the polarization of > the satellite at any given instant.
Absolutely! Even circular downlinks are more elliptical, and have a preferred polarity. The same principles apply on the uplink too! See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTqjQ9xIQQE for a 29 second demonstration of this effect. 73, Drew KO4MA _______________________________________________ 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
