[amsat-bb] Re: VO52 and verticals

[George Henry]

As I currently live in an antenna-restricted subdivision, I have been 
experimenting with low-profile antennas for a couple of years now.  My 
experience has been that verticals are "iffy" for a couple of reasons:  not 
enough gain at low elevations when the path is longest, a deep null above 40 
degrees or so, and fades due to polarization mis-matches.  That being said, I 
seem to do alright on VO-52 right now with a 1/4 wave UHF groundplane on the 
uplink and a well-hidden 2-meter Eggbeater on the downlink, at elevations 
between about 20 and 40 degrees.  


I am in the process of building a turnstile for 437, which I hope will improve 
both my uplink on VO-52 as well as my downlink on all the other birds.


George, KA3HSW



----- Original Message ----
> From: John Geiger <aa5jg at fidmail.com>
> To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 11:35:50 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb]  VO52 and verticals
> 
> Has anyone had success getting into VO52 using a vertical,  omnidirectional
> antenna on the uplink. I have a nice M2 2M9SSB for 2m but  only have a
> dualband J pole to cover UHF with and wonder if I could get into  VO52 with
> it for my uplink antenna.
> 
> 73s John  AA5JG