Hi Devin, frankly the 'eggbeater' days have come and gone in the efficiency dept.
Attached is an article from QST on the Moxon turnstile, a much better option. Better than that is an Elk on a 'rat shack rotor at 15-20 deg fixed el.
If interested, I can send you my files direct on either
73, Ted K7TRK
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:19 PM To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
Greetings, programs!
I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have a good reference to a detailed design?
Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage of eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're deploying a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up my TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
-- Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG) email: devin@thecabal.orgmailto:devin@thecabal.org web: Devin on Earthhttp://www.devinonearth.com/ cell: +1 425.239.2575
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