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        "address": "ke6blr.robert (a) gmail.com",
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    "sender_name": "KE6BLR Robert",
    "subject": "Re: [amsat-bb] Tripod for Arrow",
    "date": "2019-04-24T19:48:51Z",
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    "content": "Here is a link to a photo of the Arrow on the Amazon tripod:\n\nhttps://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1121138773394255872\n\nOn Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 12:30 PM Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB <\[email protected]> wrote:\n\n>  There have already been a lot of good comments on the list on why\n> handheld antennas work a lot better if you can manage it, and I'm\n> definitely in that camp. My experience with my home station (an Elk on a\n> tripod in the attic with an azimuth-only TV rotator and a fixed elevation\n> of about 18 degrees) also corroborates this, as I find that mismatched\n> elevation makes very little difference, but mismatched polarization makes a\n> huge difference.\n>\n> When I was confined to a fixed location, one trick that I've found helped\n> is to suspend the tip of the antenna to bear part of its weight. In my back\n> yard, I have strung up some horizontal (non-conductive) lines that are at\n> about the right height for me to hold the Arrow horizontal with my arm\n> extended and the tip of the antenna resting on the line, with line \"hooked\"\n> on the forward-most element. This saves a lot of fatigue on those long\n> portions of the pass when the elevation angle is low, provides added height\n> to reduce the workable elevation angle, and enables almost complete freedom\n> of rotation for polarization. I've used this approach with both the Elk and\n> the Arrow to good effect. It does require a little more practice and\n> attention with the Arrow due to the crossed geometry, but it was certainly\n> very workable. I have the lines strung out in three directions optimized\n> for different pass geometries, which was more useful for the Arrow than the\n> Elk. I don't use them much any more since I got over my fear of being\n> \"outed\" and started operating in full view of the public.\n>\n>\n> Operating completely pedestrian-portable is also very handy if you have to\n> move during the pass to clear obstructions or distance yourself from\n> (audio) noise sources. Operating writing-hand-free can be very doable, even\n> without VOX. I hold the antenna with one hand, and leave the other hand\n> free for tuning, logging in real time, pressing the earpiece PTT switch,\n> and occasionally holding an umbrella.\n>\n>\n> 73, Ryan AI6DO\n> _______________________________________________\n> Sent via [email protected]. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available\n> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions\n> expressed\n> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of\n> AMSAT-NA.\n> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!\n> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb\n>\n",
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