On Saturday, May 29, 2021, 4:00 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
All,
I happen to have a pair of the Arrow II handheld SAT antennas available. I wish to use them as a pair set up in crossed polarization. To those who have messed around with various light antenna combinations and have used a pair of Arrows, please let me know your experiences what worked and what did not. Since each antenna has a single 2m and 70cm yagi on it, connecting the 2 element sets will be a little more challenging than one would find for a single band crossed polarized yagi.
Obviously one will be set with the 2m elements vert, the other horizontal. So:
How have you connected them?
What transmission line harness lengths did you use?
Was RH or LH polarization a consideration?
Was you experiment a satisfactory arrangement?
I am going to take the stock 10W diplexers out of line and use something a little more robust to prevent desense and handle more than 10W.
I am really not interested in hearing about other antennas… I don’t need to be persuaded or dissuaded to do anything else. I have currently have limited resources to put into this, so jumping off the deep end and buying an M2 Leo kit (or even a “crushcraft” pair) is not in the cards.
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience.
Jack Spitznagel – KD4IZ
Assistant Editor – AMSAT News Service
Cell: (410) 207-5123
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