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        "address": "rupert.hamblin (a) gmail.com",
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    "sender_name": "Rupert Hamblin",
    "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] Antenna Setup",
    "date": "2015-10-14T18:24:59Z",
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    "content": "Hi Guys,\n\nReally appreciate all your comments / feedback here, just one additional \nquestion from me,\nIn real world / every day use - what difference does using X-Pol (Cross \nPolarized) antennas versus\na straight beam mounted vertically ? - How much of a difference does it \nmake to the received\nsignals ?\n\nThanks again for your thoughts..\n\nCheers\n\nRH\n\nG0TKZ\n\nOn 14/10/2015 03:47, Lou Michaels wrote:\n> Hey Rupert\n>\n> Here's the list I am working with on my ground tests, which have been \n> going well:\n>\n> |Yaesu G5500 Az.El Rotor\n> Fox Delta SatTracker 2 RS232 Interface\n> Arrow II dual band yagi\n> Arrow II Mast Mount\n> Comet CF416 Duplexer\n> 3 Foot Tripod (Radio Shaft)\n> 2 x 5 foot mast (Radio Shaft)\n> Andrew Heliax FSJ2-50\n> Yaesu 8800 for FM birds (complete station will use Icom 9100)\n> 2 x 60ft Rotor Control Cable (DX Engineering)\n> |\n>\n> The above is basically the portable setup. I could take it anywhere to \n> work an FM bird. I thought of trying some EME with JT65. Buddy of mine \n> has the rig, amp, and Cushcraft yagi that would get the job done.\n>\n> I'm waiting for the two antennas to be delivered. My ground tests \n> should be done by the time they arrive, so I'll do one or two more \n> ground tests with them, then put everything on the roof.\n>\n> The antennas I'm going with are available in a package, but are under \n> production (m2 doesn't keep stock apparently) - M2 LEO Pack:\n>\n> |M2 2MCP8A 4x4 Circularly Polarized 2m Yagi\n> M2 436CP16 8x8 Circularly Polarized 70cm Yagi\n> |\n>\n> And in the future I'll be adding preamps, but sitting on them for now. \n> For some weak birds, preamps would be very helpful.\n>\n> As far as software used in the sat shack:\n>\n> |SATPC32 - Tracks birds and controls VFO\n> Orbitron - Alternative Sat tracking - much better interface\n> UISS - Used for ISS APRS\n> SoundModem - Software TNC for APRS\n> VSPE - needed for COM port sharing / routing (a real bitch)\n> ICOM Keyer - app to key radio for APRS\n> Ham Radio Deluxe - Digital Modes & Basic Sat Tracking\n> |\n>\n> And as far as online resources:\n>\n> |Online tracking\n>\n> www.heavens-above.com  <http://www.heavens-above.com>\n> www.N2Yo.com  <http://www.N2Yo.com>   \n> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/index.php\n>\n> Find Modes & Frequencies\n>\n> http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslisf.htm||\n> ||Hope this gives you some insight :)|\n>\n> On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Rupert Hamblin \n> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:\n>\n>     Hi AMSAT,\n>\n>     I am looking for some guidance regards antenna setup for a fixed\n>     installation to work both FM sats & linear transponder satellites.\n>\n>     My initial thought was:\n>\n>     AZ / EL Rotator\n>     2M xpol beam 5 ele ?\n>     70cm xpol beam 9 ele ?\n>     LNA for both 2M & 70cm receive feeds\n>     ...plus some spare space on the boom, perhaps for 3 ele for LEO wx\n>     sats..?\n>\n>     I appreciate this will probably cost a few $$ - but hopefully worth\n>     it....obviously\n>     won't build all this in one go..!\n>\n>     Appreciate your thoughts / comments here..?\n>\n>     Regards\n>\n>     RH\n>     G0TKZ\n>     _______________________________________________\n>     Sent via [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. AMSAT-NA\n>     makes this open forum available\n>     to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.\n>     Opinions expressed\n>     are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official\n>     views of AMSAT-NA.\n>     Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite\n>     program!\n>     Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n>\n\n",
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