[amsat-bb] Cheap Antenna For Beginning AMSAT Work

[W3AB/GEO]

IMHO, the best way to enter the sat world is thru education. ARRL & AMSAT have number of publications available for Sat Comms, equipment & antennas. Education may cost some money, but IMHO it is money well spent. You can always go back to it for new ideas and upgrades.

Just a thought.

BTW, antennas are "easy" & somewhat inexpensive.

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On Oct 22, 2017, 17:27, at 17:27, Rick Tejera <saguaroastro at cox.net> wrote:
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>    
>Like Ed said, google Cheap Leo antenna. 
>I made mine in an afternoon for less than $20.00. Worked great, I
>earned VUCC Satellite with it.
>
>
>Rick Tejera K7TEJSaguaroAstro at cox.net623-203-4121
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>
>
>-------- Original message --------
>From: Ed Krome <e.krome at comcast.net> 
>Date: 10/22/17  13:51  (GMT-07:00) 
>To: David Taylor <davidtaylorjr1985 at gmail.com> 
>Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org 
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Cheap Antenna For Beginning AMSAT Work 
>
>Go to wa5vjb.com. Look for downloads then cheap yagis. Kent's designs
>are easy to build and work just fine. He even has a duplexer to use a
>single dual band ht on satellites. 
>
>Ed Krome K9EK
>
>Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 3:43 PM, David Taylor
><davidtaylorjr1985 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I am just getting interested in Satellite work and I don't really
>have any
>> money at all for antennas.
>> 
>> What is the easiest/chepest way to get into this part of the hobby as
>far
>> as an antenna goes?
>> 
>> I have a Wouxun UV8D for a HT radio that I will use so I only plan to
>do FM
>> work at the moment.
>> 
>> Thanks and 73
>> 
>> David
>> N4DCT
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