Pretty darn ingeneous packaging! Hams, unlike university students, all have fat fingers and would struggle to extract that 3-part antenna boom. I like the fabric roll-up concept, but wonder if it would present wind-load problems in a real-world field application? 73, Jerry, K5OE
---- original message ---- I liked the fold away yagi antenna in this video of the OSSI ground station.
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7218
73 Trevor M5AKA
it appears his young, nimble fingers had a bit of trouble as well :) ....impressive work though!
another fabric theme for a portable yagi can be found at
http://www.dianaeng.com/2010/05/make-online-collapsible-fabric-yagi-antenna/
...at least this one won't fly off like a kite! probably cheaper as well, however, both are really cool designs!
73's peter ve7ngp
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of K5OE Sent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:39 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
Pretty darn ingeneous packaging! Hams, unlike university students, all have fat fingers and would struggle to extract that 3-part antenna boom. I like the fabric roll-up concept, but wonder if it would present wind-load problems in a real-world field application? 73, Jerry, K5OE
---- original message ---- I liked the fold away yagi antenna in this video of the OSSI ground station.
See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7218
73 Trevor M5AKA
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You got to love the "Hello Yagi"! Great stuff... 73, Jerry
-----Original Message----- From: Ng, Peter Peter.Ng@bccdc.ca To: K5OE k5oe@aol.com; amsat-bb amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Mon, May 7, 2012 3:10 pm Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
it appears his young, nimble fingers had a bit of trouble as well :) ...impressive work though! another fabric theme for a portable yagi can be found at http://www.dianaeng.com/2010/05/make-online-collapsible-fabric-yagi-antenna/ ...at least this one won't fly off like a kite! probably cheaper as well, owever, both are really cool designs! 73's peter ve7ngp -----Original Message----- rom: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf f K5OE ent: Monday, May 07, 2012 6:39 AM o: amsat-bb@amsat.org ubject: [amsat-bb] Re: Fold Away Antenna in OSSI Ground Station
retty darn ingeneous packaging! Hams, unlike university students, all have fat ingers and would struggle to extract that 3-part antenna boom. I like the abric roll-up concept, but wonder if it would present wind-load problems in a eal-world field application? 3, erry, K5OE ---- original message ---- liked the fold away yagi antenna in this video of the OSSI ground station. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/7218 73 Trevor M5AKA
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