[amsat-bb] Satellites and small yagis

[Mac A. Cody]

John,

My satellite 'battle station' uses a three-element 2m Yagi and a six-element
70 cm Yagi, both based upon the antenna set found in the July/August and
September/October 2006 issues of AMSAT Journal.  I've used them for many
QSOs on the FM birds and they should work fine on the transponder birds, 
too.
I would imagine that the antennas you've described should work fine.  I
presume you will be placing them on an AZ/EL mount?  I've read that if you
can only have an azimuth rotator, you can place the antennas at a fixed
elevation of 15 degrees.  You'll experience fading if the satellite passes
directly overhead, but that doesn't happen too often.

73,

Mac / AE5PH

On 01/28/2017 09:35 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> After having been off the satellites for a while due to life stuff, I am
> almost ready to get back on again, I hope.  I have a little space on the
> mast under my miniquad where I can mount a small dualband end mounted
> yagi.  I have been looking at the Jetstream 2m/70cm since it is cheapest
> and should fit there fine. It has 3 elements on 2m and 5 elements on 70cm.
> Will that good enough on the satellites?  I have used a Cushcraft 5/5
> dualband yagi before with good results.
>
> I hope in another year or so to have the parent's estate finally settled
> and money for a real satellite station again, but am hoping this will do in
> the meantime. Anyone else tried a yagi this size?
>
> 73 John AF5CC
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