[amsat-bb] Re: FW: [aprssig] K6RPT-11 Has Left The US Mainland - Europe Get Ready to Monitor 144.39

[Gordon JC Pearce]

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:28:38 -0600
Gregg Wonderly <w5ggw at cox.net> wrote:

> I believe Bob meant that from Europe, they need to point their high gain beams 
> to the west, not to the east.
> 
> Gregg Wonderly

I don't know what it's like down south but if it's anything like the weather at 56°N then you won't be pointing them west for very long!

On the upside my 2m vertical has a bit of an inclination tilting its radiation pattern up to the south, ideal for when the ISS goes back onto 145.825 ;-)

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Gordon JC Pearce MM0YEQ <gordonjcp at gjcp.net>