To make a long story short. Try it before you spend more money. It probably will be a good antenna for your attic. No water issues at that location. Set it up for LHCP and with the current satellites it will work most of the times just fine.
Why pay big bucks for a "newer" one if this will work for you. 73, Stefan VE4NSA On Fri, Oct 4, 2013 at 8:14 AM, Joe <n...@mwt.net> wrote: > I had a buddy take his and slightly modify it. He took the vertical set > and optimized it higher in the band. So he had a Horizontal for SSB & CW > SWR great at the bottom of the band, and a Vertical resonant higher for FM > work, and Circular for sats, and the slight mismatch diddn't seem to hurt > it any. > > Joe WB9SBD > Sig > The Original Rolling Ball Clock > Idle Tyme > Idle-Tyme.com > http://www.idle-tyme.com > > On 10/3/2013 11:22 PM, Bill Bordy, NJ1H wrote: > >> I have a Cushcraft A144-20T. Twice as many elements in each plane than >> yours. I run both a vertical and horizontal coax to my shack and use a >> crossover coax switch with phasing and impedance matching coax to generate >> switchable circular polarization in the shack. Works great for me. The >> polarization change makes a big difference at times on the satellites.. >> >> I can also run just vertical or horizontal polarization by changing the >> coax configuration in the shack. In fact, you can use the same crossover >> switch as a SPDT to experiment with changing between horizontal and >> vertical polarization. I do this during VHF contests sometimes. I have also >> worked meteor scatter with it. >> >> I have been using this antenna for 25 years with no problems. I used it >> with AO10, AO13 and AO40 with no problems. The low orbit birds are really >> loud compared to the high orbits birds. >> >> 73, >> Bill >> NJ1H >> >> >> >> On 10/3/2013 10:18 PM, Les Rayburn wrote: >> >>> I just acquired a "new" in the-box, never assembled Crushcraft A144-10T >>> "VHF Twist" antenna. It includes the cabling to allow the user to select >>> left or right hand polarization. My questions are numerous: >>> >>> 1.) How is the performance on this antenna, compared to more modern >>> designs? >>> >>> 2.) If I were going to install it inside my attic, should I chose left >>> or right hand polarization? >>> >>> 3.) Any caveats or things to watch out for? >>> >>> Any information that could be provided would be great. I was thrilled >>> when a friend stopped by and asked me if I'd be interested in the antenna. >>> Good price too. >>> >>> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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<http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> >> >> >> > ______________________________**_________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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<http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
