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

[Tucker McGuire]

Eggbeaters have been discussed hundreds of times on the BB...just do a
little research and you'll find that they're terrible for working sats.

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 4:55 PM AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Have the magnetic poles reversed or something? A guy asks for help with
> a legitimate question and all he gets is comedians? AMSAT is better than
> that.
>
> I do not know enough to help, but there are folks out there who do.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> On 2019-05-03 4:45 pm, David Swanson via AMSAT-BB 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/>
> >> cell: +1 425.239.2575
> >>
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