...@amsat.org] On
Behalf Of gw1...@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 2:36 AM
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna discussions
Hi all,
Regarding the discussions on antennas - I am not into any debate about the
pro's and con's, but would
just like to encourage anyone to just have a go
24, 2011 2:02 PM
To: gw1...@aol.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna discussions
Agree !!
Along those lines, before I put up my Kenpro az/el rotor, I plan on testing
various locations using my Elk with a fixed el but on a small rat shack
rotor for az. I have seen here
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From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-
boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Dee
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 2:18 PM
To: 'Ted'; gw1...@aol.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna discussions
I really forget
was it the radio or the antenna that came first?
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Ted,
How about a 3rd school of thought? If you have a clear view of the horizon, I
recommend you point the antenna(s) directly at the antenna (0 degrees
elevation). That is the point in a satellite's path across the sky where you
have the greatest range (distance between you and the
Back in the goode olde dayes, if we didn't have an elevation rotor we would
put a horizontally polarized yagi at a fixed 30 degree elevation. That allowed
working the satellites for at least 95 percent of a pass and often for a
complete pass.
I did this for quite a while before I obtained a
