I was also curious about that antenna, and that they only have two stations, one on the west coast and one on the east, with one not even having directional antennas. Would that really provide them the coverage they need? I guess it must and there is something I am missing.
73, John Brier KG4AKV
On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 6:57 PM, Steve Bossert via AMSAT-BB [email protected] wrote:
I am curious about the helical antenna in the article just released late last month: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-upgrades-space-station-emerge...
This one: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/upgradedvhf-antenn...
While I await a reply from the article author, I wonder if anyone may have some details on this antenna. Looks like a good candidate as a functional lawn ornament that is not another QFH for more garden modern art satellite installation. I would like to author a construction and theory article for the HVDN.org website in the "notebook" section.
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