I have tested the VJB paper in the real world on a metal cross boom (after having used fiberglass for years), and it worked just fine if you follow his instructions precisely. I used a 70cm M2 circularly polarized antenna (boom length about 10' or so, can't recall the model number) 73, N0AN Hasan
On Tue, Nov 24, 2020 at 10:50 PM Tony via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
All:
Thanks for all the useful info on cross boom alternatives.
Tony -K2MO
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