[amsat-bb] Re: Experience with M2 436CP42UG

[Alan]

Jan,

I have one, and it works very well. The SWR, measured with a Bird wattmeter, is 1.5 or less across the
entire satellite band.  I did have to call M2 to get instructions, as the documentation which they
provided were not correct.  The new manual looks OK, and I am attaching it to the direct email. 

73s,

Alan

WA4SCA


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Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 10:07 AM
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Subject: [amsat-bb] Experience with M2 436CP42UG

Hi,

Are there people using the M2 436CP42UG for satellite operation?
If so, could you share some experience whit this Antenna?

I have bought a used one but am unable to get it aligned in the right 
way
so that SWR is expectable. From the manual I get the length of the 
dipole
at 4.375 inch thats 11.1cm but it isn't working in my setup and 
changing it
in steps of 1mm doesn't bring me to the right SWR.

In some places the impedance is so bad that the radio disables power 
output.

Thanks in advance

73 Jan PE0SAT

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