Thanks to all that help on the demo yesterday there were 7 very excited kids
Thanks
nick ARS K5QXJ EM30xa 30.1N 92.1W
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Hi All,
As part of the FUNcube project we now need to urgently decide which is going
to be the best type of antenna to propose for use at schools and colleges to
receive the 145MHz downlink signals from both FUNcube-1 and FUNcube-2 on
UKube after launch.
Both spacecraft will be transmitting
Tomorrow wednesday,ill be driving to Peterhead Aberdeenshire,on the N.E coast
corner of Scotland, grid sq IO97CM which is a rare grid to be hadfo29 and
ao7 ,please make the qso as quick as poss as there may be lots of interested
stations looking for me and time is short...ill only be there
The AMSAT office will be closed from Wednesday, April 10th to Monday April
15th. I am taking a birthday holiday to Florida
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73- Martha
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... which is going to be the best type of antenna...
to receive the 145MHz downlink signals
There are lots of good hemispherical satellite antennas that provide equal
gain for all satellites in view. However, these designs ignore the fact
that satellites on the horizon (LEO passes spend almost
Graham, Bob's advice is good. I might add you should recommend more
antenna than you think you will need. There really is no such thing as too
much antenna (or too much signal). Nothing creates a more Kohoutek like
experience than marginal or no signals. I would recommend a small beam
Enjoy, Martha - it is WELL deserved!!!
73,
George, KA3HSW
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The AMSAT office will be closed from Wednesday, April 10th to Monday
