Thinking way outside the box, what about some sort of phased array using
dipoles, which has the boresight synthesized to point at earth. In other
words, don't use fuel to reorient the bird, electronically steer the
phase of the antennas so that earth is in focus.
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Joe Leikhim
Leikhim and Associates
Communications Consultants
Oviedo, Florida
[email protected]
407-982-0446
WWW.LEIKHIM.COM
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