[amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs

[Sean Waite]

Ah, yes, rather than maybe educate someone let's just berate them and
functionally call them an idiot.

Eggbeaters have a bad rap because they don't necessarily hear well. You may
be making it into the bird but not hearing yourself, so you keep tuning
around and calling trying to find yourself only to be deaf-ly QRMing other
stations. I have no experience with them, but that's what I've heard.

73,
Sean WA1TE

On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 4:49 PM David Swanson via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Instead of building eggbeaters, pick up a few of these:
>
> http://www.mfjenterprises.com/Product.php?productid=MFJ-261
>
> You'll also need a pair of these:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Coaxial-Cable-Female-SO239-PL259/dp/B00KQHH7VC
>
> Hook those into your baofengs and you'll be just as effective on the
> Satellites as you would with some homemade 'beaters.
>
> Good luck! 73!
>
> -Dave, KG5CCI
>
> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:19 PM Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> > Greetings, programs!
> >
> > I'm looking to work with my son (who will be studying to get his
> > Technician license later this month) on building a UHF/VHF pair of
> > eggbeater antennas. I've found a few papers online, but does anyone have
> a
> > good reference to a detailed design?
> >
> > Does the ARRL Antenna book latest edition have any significant coverage
> of
> > eggbeaters at all? I have an older version that has nothing.
> >
> > Also, most of the designs I see are for a single band. If you're
> deploying
> > a pair for satellite operations, do you simply attach them through a
> > duplexer? I have a Diamond MX-72N that I picked up a while ago for using
> > with dual Baofengs, but it's been sitting in my drawer since I picked up
> my
> > TH-D72A. It has a 1.6~150MHz lead and a 350~460MHz lead.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any pointers you might have.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> > email: devin at thecabal.org<mailto:devin at thecabal.org>
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> >
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