Quoting KC2MHU kc2mhu@ramsat.org:
I used a 70cm version for several years for satellite reception. I would
recommend adding a preamp.
Bob KC2MHU
Eric Fort wrote:
Can anyone here comment on the performance of the KO5E Eggbeater II
antennas
for use on oscar 50-52. Does anyone have personal experience with
this
configuration?
Do I remember correctly that designs such as this are less circularly polarized at the low elevations than they are overhead? If so, have you considered the Lindenblad by Tony, AA2TX? http://www.arrl.org/qst/2007/08/monteiro.pdf
If you're building either antenna specifically for VO-52, you might consider making it LHCP, which I believe is the polarization of the 2m signal transmitted by Hamsat. (Tony reports that his RHCP design nonetheless receives VO-52 well.)
A low noise preamp at the antenna will make a huge difference also at 145 MHz.
73, Bruce VE9QRP