[amsat-bb] Re: Mobile Sat antenna

[w6zkh@comcast.net]

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 at teleline.es> 
To: "joe barkley" <jbarkley at truvista.net>, amsat-bb at 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.pdf 

I upgraded the downlink antenna using a CJU with better results: 

http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com/Videos%20AMSAT/VIDEO_EB4DKA%20via%20FO29%20desde%20movil.html 

Hope this helps. 

73 de Pedro EB4DKA 
http://eb4dka.laserenadigital.com 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "joe barkley" <jbarkley at truvista.net> 
To: <amsat-bb at 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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