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    "sender_name": "Ken M",
    "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] Tripod for Arrow",
    "date": "2019-04-24T17:57:15Z",
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    "content": "No doubt that holding the Arrow by hand is best, and often easiest in \r\nthe end, but there are times when a tripod is useful and there are some \r\nwho experiment with portable AzEl rotators and Arrows. No question the \r\nArrow gets heavy in the hand after a while and a tripod with a loose \r\nball head can let you manipulate the arrow by hand while still using the \r\ntripod to bear the weight.\r\n\r\nOne problem with using an Arrow on a tripod is the lack of a \r\ncounter-balance extension. (I wish that Arrow would sell one, but many \r\nhave fabricated their own). With a counter-balance you can use a \r\nlighter-weight tripod, but without you need a heavier tripod that won't \r\nfall over when your antenna is pointing lower on the horizon (i.e., more \r\nhorizontal).\r\n\r\n73 Ken VA7KBM\r\n\r\nOn 2019-04-24 10:03 a.m., David Swanson via AMSAT-BB wrote:\r\n> This. One million times this. I don't know why this is still even a\r\n> discussion on [AMSAT-BB] yet it comes up at least once a month. Just search\r\n> through the archives and you'll find roughly 500000 topics involving\r\n> 'tripods'.\r\n>\r\n> If you are physically capable of holding the arrow, do it. Any other\r\n> methods are compromises that will impair your ability to hear the bird, and\r\n> interfere with other operators if you aren't careful.\r\n>\r\n> -Dave, KG5CCI\r\n>\r\n> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:34 AM Chris Pohlad-Thomas via AMSAT-BB <\r\n> [email protected]> wrote:\r\n>\r\n>> Guess I need to work on my antenna-holding exercises :-)\r\n>>\r\n>> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 12:26 PM Gabriel Zeifman <[email protected]\r\n>> wrote:\r\n>>\r\n>>> I think any successful portable operator would highly recommend you ditch\r\n>>> the tripod and hold the antenna. It allows rapid and accurate polarity\r\n>>> matching and tracking and it’s really not so difficult.\r\n>>>\r\n>>> 73,\r\n>>> Gabe\r\n>>> AL6D/VE6NJH\r\n>>>\r\n>>> On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 5:27 AM Chris Pohlad-Thomas via AMSAT-BB <\r\n>>> [email protected]> wrote:\r\n>>>\r\n>>>> Can anyone please provide a recommendation on a tripod to use with an\r\n>>>> Arrow\r\n>>>> II? I want to make sure I find something that can handle the weight and\r\n>> do\r\n>>>> a 90 degree turn.\r\n>>>>\r\n>>>> Chris\r\n>>>> KC1E\r\n>>>>\r\n>>>> --\r\n>>>> Chris Pohlad-Thomas\r\n>>>> _______________________________________________\r\n>>>> Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\r\n>>>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership.\r\n>>>> Opinions expressed\r\n>>>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\r\n>>>> AMSAT-NA.\r\n>>>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite\r\n>> program!\r\n>>>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\r\n>>>>\r\n>> --\r\n>> Chris Pohlad-Thomas\r\n>> _______________________________________________\r\n>> Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\r\n>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions\r\n>> expressed\r\n>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\r\n>> AMSAT-NA.\r\n>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\r\n>> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\r\n>>\r\n> _______________________________________________\r\n> Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\r\n> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed\r\n> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA.\r\n> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\r\n> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\r\n",
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