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

[Jeff Johns]

Huh? I don’t know what you are talking about but I have been doing this for over two decades. Sometimes experience matters. 

Jeff WE4B 

> On May 3, 2019, at 4:10 PM, Devin L. Ganger via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
> 
> Oh, that's right, you're the dude who's still butt-hurt because I called people out about bullying new users who ask about tripods.
> 
> You're the dude who assumed that since you never heard me TX that meant I wasn't operating at all.
> 
> You're the dude whose reading comprehension is lacking.
> 
> And you seem to be the dude who thinks that if you know one aspect of operating you know them all and can't ever admit ignorance.
> 
> Please don't bother to respond to the thread any more -- I know I can't trust any advice you might give, out of only the best of intentions, because you make too many faulty assumptions.
> 
> --
> Devin L. Ganger (WA7DLG)
> email: devin at thecabal.org
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of David
>> Swanson via AMSAT-BB
>> Sent: Friday, May 3, 2019 1:58 PM
>> To: Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com>
>> Cc: AMSAT-BB at amsat.org
>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs
>> 
>> Hi Sean!
>> 
>> I don't recall seeing any name calling here until your post, I genuinely want to
>> make sure the author of this thread who has sent numerous emails to this list
>> explaining how to operate gets the best tips in regards to their planned build.
>> I'm actually in the process of building the setup I recommended and will plan
>> on doing a demo for folks sometime here soon, stay tuned!
>> 
>> -Dave, KG5CCI
>> 
>>> On Fri, May 3, 2019 at 3:51 PM Sean Waite <waisean at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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>
>>>>> web: Devin on Earth<http://www.devinonearth.com/>
>>>>> cell: +1 425.239.2575
>>>>> 
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