18 Mar
2011
18 Mar
'11
9:42 p.m.
On Mar 18, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Jeff Moore tnetcenter@gmail.com wrote:
Horizontally polarized beams will not work very well for satellite use
I disagree, at least for 2m. For several years I've used a 2m7 or cushcraft 10 element horizontal yagi on 2m with fine results. Being horizontal allows me to play on terrestrial as well as meteor scatter where the extra gain from polarity makes a huge difference. Sat links are generally good enough that it doesn't matter much at least on 2m. Obviously there is some compromise in this setup, but it hasn't been a problem yet.
73, Drew KO4MA