[amsat-bb] Satellites and small yagis

[Mac A. Cody]

John,

Perhaps something like the mount used here might work:
http://www.waterlog.com/productsdetail.php?GOES-Satellite-Antenna-H-223-G-10
Of course, it would all be mounted on top of an azimuth rotator.
The web page "LEO Azimuth Tracking" (http://aprs.org/LEO-tracking.html)
provides a lot of insight on the issue.

73,

Mac / AE5PH

On 01/29/2017 01:31 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> Thanks for all of the feedback on small yagis and the satellites. There is
> no way I can angle it up, so it will be horizontal.  I have seen people
> talking about angling up their yagis, how do you do that.  It does seem
> possible on a vertical mast, the only way I can see to do it would be if it
> was on a horizontal crossboom.
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
> On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 5:56 AM, A. Kevin Arber <kevin.w3dad at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> John,
>> It will work.  I completed VUCC last year using a Arrow mounted about 20
>> degrees up in elevation on a AZ only rotor.  I used SatPC 32 to control the
>> antenna AZ automatically.  Very convenient that way.
>> Good Luck & 73,
>> Kevin W3DAD
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 10:35 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> 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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