Guys, I want to mount the Elk dual band 144/440 antenna up on my 85' tower. Can I get away with a fixed elevation of about 30 degrees and horizontal polarization? I recognize that this is a compromise, but I'd like to avoid the additional complexity of dealing with an azimuth rotor. Any thoughts appreciated. 73 de harry, W6DXO
Regarding the 30 degree fixed elevation...I can tell you this will work just fine from my experience. The beanwidth is not like a 10 element yagi with sharp drop offs that require precise aiming. You should be good to go.
Mark Lunday WD4ELG wd4elg@arrl.net http://wd4elg.net
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of harry@gunship.org Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 6:54 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Elk Antenna ?
Guys, I want to mount the Elk dual band 144/440 antenna up on my 85' tower. Can I get away with a fixed elevation of about 30 degrees and horizontal polarization? I recognize that this is a compromise, but I'd like to avoid the additional complexity of dealing with an azimuth rotor. Any thoughts appreciated. 73 de harry, W6DXO
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Not Copy Over CHILE
435.300 and 435.150
Down
73 Raul CA3SOC
AO-51 TXB was shut off due to low battery voltage earlier this afternoon. I will turn TXB on ( in a matter of minutes) and turn down the TXB transmit power and TXA transmit power to get it through another day or so.
73, Gould, WA4SXM ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raul Romero" ce3soc@gmail.com To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2009 6:37 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-51 Fail ??? 22:36 UTC Not Heard
Not Copy Over CHILE
435.300 and 435.150
Down
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