[amsat-bb] R: AO51 Signals

[f.grappi@tin.it]

Hi Andrew,

to receive AO-51 I have
38 elements cross yagi, left and 
right polarization,
SP 7000 pre-amp and 30 meters RT 50-20 coaxial 
cable.

At 30° elevation the downlink signal is  S 9+30 into my old 
Kenwood TS 790
if I swich off the pre-amp the signal drop down at S 5-6
(my opinion and experience is the pre-amp is very important)

73"
Francesco IW4DVZ

----Messaggio originale----
Da: vk4tec at people.net.au
Data: 21-dic-2007 10.41 AM
A: "Amsat-Bb at Amsat. Org"<amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Ogg: [amsat-bb]  AO51 Signals

Hello

I built a 10 turn helix for 435 
MHz.

I have 15 meters of RG-213.

Radio is an ICOM 706 mkii G

I am 
not getting strong signals like I would have expected ?

Can someone 
share their setups and signal strengths ?

Maybe a pre-amp might help ?

Am I getting too much loss in the cable ?


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Andrew Rich VK4TEC
vk4tec at people.net.au
http://www.tech-software.net


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