Hi All, I have heard a couple times on the FM birds of stations signing mobile. I wonder what type of antennas are used for mobile. I have an Arrow I use portable with my HT. I have a full duplex Icom FM rig and could just barely hear HO-68 on a Wednesday pass up in Em95. No preamp or anything yet and just a 1/4 wave duobander. What would it take to operate truly mobile from an antenna standpoint. Just playing with the idea. I travel a bit during Spring and Summer and might be fun to try.
Joe KI4TZ
Hi Joe and All,
I operate mobile now and then. I just use my Kenwood D-700 and an MFJ-1724B dual band. It works fair if the bird is not to low. Some passes are better than others, just like at home.
73,
Rick WA4NVM
Hi All, I have heard a couple times on the FM birds of stations signing mobile. I wonder what type of antennas are used for mobile. I have an Arrow I use portable with my HT. I have a full duplex Icom FM rig and could just barely hear HO-68 on a Wednesday pass up in Em95. No preamp or anything yet and just a 1/4 wave duobander. What would it take to operate truly mobile from an antenna standpoint. Just playing with the idea. I travel a bit during Spring and Summer and might be fun to try.
Joe KI4TZ
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Hi,
I use for mobile this setup (FM and linear birds mode J):
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Amateur%20Satellite%20Articles/FO29_MOBILE...
I upgraded the downlink antenna using a CJU with better results:
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Videos%20AMSAT/VIDEO_EB4DKA%20via%20FO29%2...
Hope this helps.
73 de Pedro EB4DKA http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "joe barkley" jbarkley@truvista.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:54 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Mobile Sat antenna
Hi All, I have heard a couple times on the FM birds of stations signing mobile. I wonder what type of antennas are used for mobile. I have an Arrow I use portable with my HT. I have a full duplex Icom FM rig and could just barely hear HO-68 on a Wednesday pass up in Em95. No preamp or anything yet and just a 1/4 wave duobander. What would it take to operate truly mobile from an antenna standpoint. Just playing with the idea. I travel a bit during Spring and Summer and might be fun to try.
Joe KI4TZ
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My first SAT antenna was a very ugly CJU, but it worked as well as the Arrow or Elk for downlink.
John W6ZKH
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pedro A. Perez" eb4dka@teleline.es To: "joe barkley" jbarkley@truvista.net, amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:04:30 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Mobile Sat antenna
Hi,
I use for mobile this setup (FM and linear birds mode J):
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Amateur%20Satellite%20Articles/FO29_MOBILE...
I upgraded the downlink antenna using a CJU with better results:
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Videos%20AMSAT/VIDEO_EB4DKA%20via%20FO29%2...
Hope this helps.
73 de Pedro EB4DKA http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "joe barkley" jbarkley@truvista.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:54 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Mobile Sat antenna
Hi All, I have heard a couple times on the FM birds of stations signing mobile. I wonder what type of antennas are used for mobile. I have an Arrow I use portable with my HT. I have a full duplex Icom FM rig and could just barely hear HO-68 on a Wednesday pass up in Em95. No preamp or anything yet and just a 1/4 wave duobander. What would it take to operate truly mobile from an antenna standpoint. Just playing with the idea. I travel a bit during Spring and Summer and might be fun to try.
Joe KI4TZ
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