Greg,
My two cents is that AO-51 seems to be very sensitive on the L band receive, so a decent antenna will get in fine. I have been using RHCP on my uplink, a 31 turn homebrew helix modeled after the VE3NPC, and I have not experienced any fading problems on uplink. My choice then is to opt for the circular polarization. I do feed mine directly at the antenna (about 5 feet of LMR-400 from the upconverter) but I think your helix with the power you are feeding it is probably quite capable and a better idea to avoid the fading.
73, Jerry N0JY
Hi folks,
So, we had a swap meet a couple of weekends ago, and I found a bargain I couldn't refuse. Of course, now I need to decide what to do with it...
I'm leaning towards putting the Helix back up, and passing the new one on to someone more able to use it. What are your thoughts?
Thanks,
Greg KO6TH
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