21 Dec
2010
21 Dec
'10
11:01 p.m.
On 12/21/2010 4:40 PM, David Palmer wrote:
As for polarization, I've noticed that I get much better performance out of the Elk by rotating the antenna to match the polarization of the satellite at any given instant.
Absolutely! Even circular downlinks are more elliptical, and have a preferred polarity. The same principles apply on the uplink too!
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTqjQ9xIQQE for a 29 second demonstration of this effect.
73, Drew KO4MA