[amsat-bb] Antennas

[Jerry Buxton]

If it's a fairly short run, maybe CAT-5?  If it's a little longer run,
maybe twist 4 pairs and run a CAT-5 for each rotator?

Jerry Buxton, NØJY

On 2/19/2017 19:53, Joe wrote:
> Any good suggestions for cheap 8 conductor rotor cable?
>
> I'm gonna use two of the alliance U-110 rotors, and they are 4
> conductor rotors. soooo, need 8.
>
> Joe WB9SBD
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> On 2/19/2017 6:34 PM, Wendy and Terry Osborne wrote:
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> Vertical works fine but man made noise is mostly vertically polarised
>> so you will get a bit more of that.
>> With horizontal, you have more problems with ground reflection so you
>> get more fading.
>>
>> Depending on how big your metal cross boom is you will have no
>> problems on 2M.
>> On 70CMs the metal boom upsets the gain/radiation pattern. I tried
>> this with a 2"" cross boom and it didn't
>> work well at all. A shorter yagi, end mounted worked much better.
>>
>> 73,
>> Terry ZL2BAC
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Joe
>> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2017 6:05 AM
>> To: amsat-bb
>> Subject: [amsat-bb] Antennas
>>
>> Weather is nice,
>> Time to put up antennas.
>>
>> Now I know most like to go CP, But I'm on a limited budget. So it will
>> need to be a traditional linearly polarity yagi,
>>
>> Of course I can mount them vertically or horizontally polarized.
>> And if it was just one band, is there ny preference to vert or horiz?
>>
>> I don't see any, except from the man made noise issue when on low
>> elevations.
>>
>> is there any best polarity?
>>
>> I'm planning on a side by side 2 meter and 70 cm set up
>> 2 meter vertically polarized on one end of a cros boom, and the same on
>> the other side but 70 cm.
>>
>> This way I can get away with using a metal cross boom.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
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