[amsat-bb] Re: Homebrew Elk-style 14/435 mhz log periodic for sats?

[Bill Dzurilla]

Tim,

Yes, your QSO with F2IL is becoming famous, congrats.  I think the performance of indoor antennas must be heavily dependent on the location of the shack and the construction materials used on the house.  I moved my Eggbeater and ground plane to the attic from outside and noticed a sharp drop in performance.  Also tried the Arrow here inside the shack and it did not do too well.  And noticed that, even outside in the yard with the Arrow, I lose the sats at low elevation, when they drop below the level of nearby roof lines.  On my DXpeditions to Swan Island and Jamaica, where there was unobstructed view over the ocean, I could easily make contacts with less than 1 degree of elevation with the same HT and Arrow.

73, Bill NZ5N   


--- On Fri, 4/17/09, n3tl at bellsouth.net <n3tl at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> From: n3tl at bellsouth.net <n3tl at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Re: Homebrew Elk-style 14/435 mhz log periodic for sats?
> To: "Joe" <nss at mwt.net>, billdz.geo at yahoo.com
> Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
> Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 10:19 PM
> Bill and all,
> 
> Joe is right. F2IL gave me a 569 report on AO-7 Mode B
> Thursday evening - and I was hand-holding my Elk on the
> second floor of my house, pointing it to the northeast at a
> spot on a windowless wall. When we worked, AO-7 was at
> roughly 3.5 degrees elevation here.
> 
> I wish I had decided to try these low-angle passes months
> ago!
> 
> 73 to all,
> 
> Tim - N3TL
> -------------- Original message from Joe
> <nss at mwt.net>: -------------- 
> 
> 
> > You'd be amazed at what you can do with an indoor
> yagi also.. 
> > 
> > My first 2 meter ant was a 3 ele quad on a photo
> tripod that sat right 
> > next to me on the floor in the shack, 
> > 
> > Joe WB9SBD 
> > 
> > Bill Dzurilla wrote: 
> > >Are there plans anywhere for a homebrew version of
> the Elk duo bander? After reading through the prior thread
> about the poor performance of Eggbeaters and other omnis,
> I'm ready to risk the wrath of my Homeowners Association
> and put up 
> > a small beam. 
> > > 
> > >Or, anybody have an Elk for sale? 
> > > 
> > >73, Bill NZ5N 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >_______________________________________________ 
> > >Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed
> are those of the author. 
> > >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the
> amateur satellite program! 
> > >Subscription settings:
> http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > _______________________________________________ 
> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are
> those of the author. 
> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the
> amateur satellite program! 
> > Subscription settings:
> http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb