The first half dozen or so satellite qso's I did were done from inside the house using a handheld 70cm yagi. Uplink was done via an outside dual band groundplane on the roof. The receive was done with the yagi and by experimentation, I discovered that reception was much better outside than inside. Problem was it was TOO cold outside at the time.
Given all that, your az/el setup with decent yagis (preferably x-yagis with circular polarity) and a preamp for 70cm downlink should be very workable unless you have metal roofing. 73, Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY CN94 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Mennerich" <[email protected]> I have HOA rules that prevent me from putting antennas on the roof where I live. However, I can put antennas in the attic. I have an Az/El setup that I could mount up in the attic, but wanted to get some feedback from folks on any experience they've had working the LEO satellites with antennas in the attic. Thanks! - Dave N2TEB _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
