[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna Polarization Technical Question

[Bob DeVarney W1ICW]

I can't explain it but have noticed the same polarity changes during a 
pass. Like S-9 to S-1/nothing switching between polarities with my 
antennas... it's been  handy to actually have the ability to change 
polarities in the past for me. I do not have the ability to polarity 
switch on 2 meters, only 70 cM for the downlink.

73,

Bob W1ICW

On 8/4/2012 3:13 PM, Thomas Doyle wrote:
> Andy,
>
> I believe that is true but that does not explain why the optimum
> polarity setting on the receive end would
> change during a pass. Perhaps there is some sort of Faraday Rotation
> effect but I do not believe that
> it can change the direction of the circular polarized signal but who
> knows what magic things happen in
> the ether.
>
> tnx & 73 W9KE Tom Doyle
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 4, 2012 at 12:44 PM, andrew abken <kn6za at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>>     I thought fo-29 was transmitting circular. Would not surprise me if I was wrong:)
>>
>>    Andy,
>>     kn6za
>>
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