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        "address": "aa2tx (a) comcast.net",
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    "sender_name": "Anthony Monteiro",
    "subject": "[amsat-bb] Re: UHF antenna help",
    "date": "2010-11-30T11:55:44Z",
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    "content": "Hi Larry,\n\nDid you check your new QTH's magnetic declination?\n\nhttp://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomagmodels/Declination.jsp\n\n73,\nTony AA2TX\n---\nAt 08:14 PM 11/29/2010, larry wrote:\n>Good evening,\n>\n>    Name here is Larry, N1MIW. I recently moved to a better (higher) QTH and\n>finally got around to setting up the satellite station \"almost\" like it used\n>to be, but am experiencing some reception difficulties on UHF. I'm hoping\n>someone out here can help me diagnose what I'm doing wrong, or what the\n>problem is. I am using a Yaesu FT-847 which is computer controlled, as well\n>as the Yaesu G-5400 rotator. The antennas are mounted on a solid fiberglass\n>mast only ~17 feet off the ground, and fed with LMR-400. The frequencies are\n>correct for the satellite I want to use.\n>\n>    My problem is with the 436CP30 antenna. I cannot seem to find good\n>results with it since my move - terrestrial or sat related. My SWR is around\n>1.5:1 at 435MHz, and the polarity switch is working. I tried changing\n>feedlines and removing the pre-amp, but I still cannot seem to make it work\n>correctly. I am trying to receive SO-50 D/L, and VO-52 U/L, but both are\n>just not working like I remember it being before the move. I don't have any\n>broken or mis-aligned elements (that I noticed - I'll look again). The only\n>thing I was looking into was instead of having it placed on the boom in a\n>\"+\" pattern was making it an \"x\" pattern - would that make a difference? I\n>don't remember hearing or reading about that anywhere, so I was looking for\n>your opinion.\n>\n>    On a side note, what's your opinion of this antenna? Like I said, I used\n>to have good luck with it, but I'm not sure what's different, except the new\n>home. Should I get \"horizon\" to \"horizon\" coverage (plus or minus a few\n>degrees)? Oh, I also looped the coax off the back like the manual states,\n>but the improvement is very minimal. I checked the \"jumpers\" at the tuning\n>box, and they seem OK too.\n>\n>    I'm running out of ideas, and any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks &\n>looking forward to working the birds again!\n>\n>73's... Larry N1MIW\n>\n>_______________________________________________\n>Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author.\n>Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n>Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n\n",
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