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

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On May 3, 2019, 13:47, at 13:47, 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 3:38 PM David Swanson <dave at druidnetworks.com>
>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>
>>> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
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