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http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/08/nasa-planners-switch-spacex-dragon-mission-2014/
Meanwhile, testing of Dream Chaser continues:
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73s
Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL
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two other things to remember also.
1- the antenna will probably cost more because everywhere i know of
square tubing is more costly than roung, but if you have a sourse OK,
2- the wind load will be much larger, 30% roughly larger, the wind load
of a 1 inch round tube is 0.6 the amount of a f
Hi Mike, N6IMF
Russ, K0WFS
and All on the list
Generally speaking, if the elements of a yagi antenna are mechanically
mounted insulated over a metallic boom like a round or square aluminum
boom than the effect of the boom is to SHORT the lenght of the elements.
The same shortening effec
I plan on being on FO29 tonight from EM26 if anyone needs the grid. Look for me
high in the passband.
73, Drew KO4MA
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This is more of a curious question to anyone with some knowledge of non-ham
satellites (I know about the NOAA satellites though). Are there any
satellites that would be worth tracking at taking a listen to with an Arrow
handheld antenna and a Yeasu VX-8R (HT with AM/FM modes). This is simply my
cur
>I am wondering about going from 1/4 inch tound elements to about 3/8 inch
square
>would effect the performance of this antenna.
>Mike Hoblinski
>N6IMF
It definitely will Mike, but not in a positive/negative way per se. Let me
explain.
If you follow an optimized design that called for 1/4 inch
Luca KF5KDP / IR0ISS has been writing on his blog about his amateur radio
contacts, see
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/14/astronaut-luca-parmitano-kf5kdp-talks-about-his-ham-radio-contacts/
Also on the AMSAT-UK site:
UKube-1: Art in Space
http://amsat-uk.org/2013/08/13/ukube-1-art-in-space/
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