[amsat-bb] Re: circular polarization of antennas not on same axis

[Gary "Joe" Mayfield]

Yes, it can be done.  The "Satellite Experimenters Handbook" describes it.
I have done it with Arrow antennas.

Here are a couple pictures from our 2005 setup:
http://www.w0wtn.org/img_browse.php?i=/images/field_day_2005/p0000016.jpg
http://www.w0wtn.org/img_browse.php?i=/images/field_day_2005/KK0SD_Sat_Ant.j
pg
http://www.w0wtn.org/img_browse.php?i=/images/field_day_2005/p0000017.jpg

It worked very well.

73,
Joe kk0sd



-----Original Message-----
From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Douglas Phelps
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 3:14 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: [amsat-bb] circular polarization of antennas not on same axis

I have 2 of the ELK antennas which I mount at 90 degree angle to each other
and switch between as the satellite rotates.  My question is:

Could I feed the two ELK antennas which are 4 feet apart, on the same boom
and at right angles to each other, in quadrature phase and achieve circular
polarization or perhaps decent elliptical polarization?

Thanks,

Doug K9DLP
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