[amsat-bb] NASA Helical Antenna Question

[John Brier]

I was also curious about that antenna, and that they only have two
stations, one on the west coast and one on the east, with one not even
having directional antennas. Would that really provide them the
coverage they need? I guess it must and there is something I am
missing.

73, John Brier KG4AKV

On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 6:57 PM, Steve Bossert via AMSAT-BB
<amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> I am curious about the helical antenna in the article just released late last month:
> https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-upgrades-space-station-emergency-communications-ground-stations
>
> This one:
> https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/upgradedvhf-antenna.jpg
>
> While I await a reply from the article author, I wonder if anyone may have some details on this antenna.
> Looks like a good candidate as a functional lawn ornament that is not another QFH for more garden modern art satellite installation.  I would like to author a construction and theory article for the HVDN.org  website in the "notebook" section.
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
> Steve Bossert K2GOG at yahoo.com 914-573-1799
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