9 Feb
2020
9 Feb
'20
6:51 p.m.
On 02/09/20 11:47, Zach Metzinger via AMSAT-BB wrote:
All of this was heard with a 2m copper-pipe J-pole at perhaps 15 feet in the attic, attached to ~40 feet of RG-8X. The beacon was easily copyable from 1-2 degrees to 22 degrees (highest elevation for the pass). A small J310 preamp awaits installation on another day.
As a performance example of this simple setup, here's a 35 degree pass recording:
http://www.n0zgo.net/oscar/ao-91.mp4
I definitely have some pattern issues to the NW, as all other directions hear better. The culprit may be the AC units hanging in the attic, as is custom here for builders to do. The antenna is as far away from these as possible, but something bolted to the wooden chimney would be better.
--- Zach N0ZGO