[amsat-bb] Tripod for Arrow

[Stephen E. Belter]

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On 4/25/19, 8:13 AM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org on behalf of amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

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    On Apr 24, 2019, 12:58, at 12:58, KE6BLR Robert via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
    >Here is a link to a photo of the Arrow on the Amazon tripod:
    >
    >https://twitter.com/MachaleRobert/status/1121138773394255872
    >
    >On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 12:30 PM Ryan Noguchi via AMSAT-BB <
    >amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
    >
    >>  There have already been a lot of good comments on the list on why
    >> handheld antennas work a lot better if you can manage it, and I'm
    >> definitely in that camp. My experience with my home station (an Elk
    >on a
    >> tripod in the attic with an azimuth-only TV rotator and a fixed
    >elevation
    >> of about 18 degrees) also corroborates this, as I find that
    >mismatched
    >> elevation makes very little difference, but mismatched polarization
    >makes a
    >> huge difference.
    >>
    >> When I was confined to a fixed location, one trick that I've found
    >helped
    >> is to suspend the tip of the antenna to bear part of its weight. In
    >my back
    >> yard, I have strung up some horizontal (non-conductive) lines that
    >are at
    >> about the right height for me to hold the Arrow horizontal with my
    >arm
    >> extended and the tip of the antenna resting on the line, with line
    >"hooked"
    >> on the forward-most element. This saves a lot of fatigue on those
    >long
    >> portions of the pass when the elevation angle is low, provides added
    >height
    >> to reduce the workable elevation angle, and enables almost complete
    >freedom
    >> of rotation for polarization. I've used this approach with both the
    >Elk and
    >> the Arrow to good effect. It does require a little more practice and
    >> attention with the Arrow due to the crossed geometry, but it was
    >certainly
    >> very workable. I have the lines strung out in three directions
    >optimized
    >> for different pass geometries, which was more useful for the Arrow
    >than the
    >> Elk. I don't use them much any more since I got over my fear of being
    >> "outed" and started operating in full view of the public.
    >>
    >>
    >> Operating completely pedestrian-portable is also very handy if you
    >have to
    >> move during the pass to clear obstructions or distance yourself from
    >> (audio) noise sources. Operating writing-hand-free can be very
    >doable, even
    >> without VOX. I hold the antenna with one hand, and leave the other
    >hand
    >> free for tuning, logging in real time, pressing the earpiece PTT
    >switch,
    >> and occasionally holding an umbrella.
    >>
    >>
    >> 73, Ryan AI6DO
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