Joe - my system consists of the M2 LEOPACK VHF/UHF yagi system, Yaesu Az/El Rotator, IC-9700, S.A.T Interface, and ARR 160w RF sensing VHF & UHF Preamplifiers. The LEOPACK is a small and light weight antenna system that performs well. I installed the optional Circular Polarization Switching elements on both M2 yagi's. I've found switching Polarization sometimes makes no difference at all, although other times switching to the opposite circular polarization makes a major difference.
Butch, KF4HR On Sunday, December 24, 2023 at 01:18:03 PM EST, Kevin Schuchmann via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
Joe, I used to run those antennas, they are compact and work well. I also had the switch boxes and had a slide switch box inside to control them. There were times when it was handy to be able to do HORZ VERT LHCP RHCP with a flip of the switch but it depends on how you are planning to use them.
73 Kevin WA7FWF
On Sunday, December 24th, 2023 at 9:08 AM, Joseph Amato via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
I’m looking for some advice on antennas for 2 m/70 cm satellite operation. Presently, I have home-brew yagis for each band, horizontally polarized. To eliminate fading due to satellite rotation, I want to replace these antennas with circularly polarized ones. But the new antennas need to be relatively lightweight, because I have to lug them up on a ladder to mount them, and, well, I’m not as young as I used to be. I have been considering the WiMo circular polarized antennas (#18010 and 18011), but would first like to hear from people who have experience with them. I like to build things myself, but the WiMo design looks cleverer than anything I’ve been able to come up with so far. Any advice? Thanks!
Joe K1MNY
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