John,
Perhaps something like the mount used here might work: http://www.waterlog.com/productsdetail.php?GOES-Satellite-Antenna-H-223-G-10 Of course, it would all be mounted on top of an azimuth rotator. The web page "LEO Azimuth Tracking" (http://aprs.org/LEO-tracking.html) provides a lot of insight on the issue.
73,
Mac / AE5PH
On 01/29/2017 01:31 PM, John Geiger wrote:
Thanks for all of the feedback on small yagis and the satellites. There is no way I can angle it up, so it will be horizontal. I have seen people talking about angling up their yagis, how do you do that. It does seem possible on a vertical mast, the only way I can see to do it would be if it was on a horizontal crossboom.
73 John AF5CC
On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 5:56 AM, A. Kevin Arber [email protected] wrote:
John, It will work. I completed VUCC last year using a Arrow mounted about 20 degrees up in elevation on a AZ only rotor. I used SatPC 32 to control the antenna AZ automatically. Very convenient that way. Good Luck & 73, Kevin W3DAD
On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 10:35 PM, John Geiger [email protected] wrote:
After having been off the satellites for a while due to life stuff, I am almost ready to get back on again, I hope. I have a little space on the mast under my miniquad where I can mount a small dualband end mounted yagi. I have been looking at the Jetstream 2m/70cm since it is cheapest and should fit there fine. It has 3 elements on 2m and 5 elements on 70cm. Will that good enough on the satellites? I have used a Cushcraft 5/5 dualband yagi before with good results.
I hope in another year or so to have the parent's estate finally settled and money for a real satellite station again, but am hoping this will do in the meantime. Anyone else tried a yagi this size?
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