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

[Jeff Johns]

I disagree. KG5CCI was kind enough to allow my daughter to make her first linear satellite contact with Europe using his equipment. That created a thirst that she wanted more than FM satellites. Sometimes the truth hurts. I’ve been doing this for a couple of decades and now have a General daughter and another daughter studying for her Tech and making contacts with me as a control op. The best thing for kids is to set them up for success where they can make a contact using appropriate equipment. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 3, 2019, at 3:53 PM, W3AB/GEO via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> That erases the fun factor and feeling of accomplishment. Plus parents and their children working together on a project with resulting success is very powerful, and important.
> 
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> 73 de W3AB/GEO​
> 
>> 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/>
>>>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
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