[amsat-bb] Re: Question adding RHCP to Cheap Yagi

[Curt Nixon]

OK..I think I have it..RH v. LH depends on which half loop is to the 
left or right--I just had the view from the wrong end.  I'll do it like 
your pic.

Thanks Again

Curt



Howard Long wrote:
> Hi Curt.
>
> Either way will work.
>
> http://www.g6lvb.com/AO-40%2070cm%20uplink%20antenna.htm
>
> I have had superb success with mine, in fact during the days of AO-40 I
> worked the world with it as an uplink antenna with 50W.
>
> http://www.g6lvb.com/3A2%20ops.htm
> http://www.g6lvb.com/dayton_demo_2002.htm
>
> 73, Howard G6LVB 
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
> Behalf Of Curt Nixon
> Sent: 02 January 2009 15:19
> To: AMSAT-BB
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Question adding RHCP to Cheap Yagi
>
> Good Morning All:
>
> I've been using a 10el version of Kent Britain's Cheap yagi for my 70cm
> downlink antenna.  It suffers from deep fades so I am going to add the
> second yagi with physical offset to get to RHCP in the x config.
>
> Question is:
>
> normally I would reverse the coax connections to a dipole driver but this is
> a hairpin (half of a folded dipole. )
>
> Do I reverse the connections as normal?  Kents instructions just say offset
> the elements and feed in phase.
>
> Thanks
>
> Curt
> KU8L
>
>
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