[amsat-bb] ARRL Antenna book, eggbeater antenna designs (not)

[Sean Waite]

It doesn't really matter how much beef you have with someone who posts a
message, or how often that question has been asked. It is on every case
better to either post a meaningful response or stay silent. You have to
remember that you're not just responding to the initial email, but to the
whole list and anyone who reads the archives. I talk daily with high school
and college kids who are hams and this behavior really drives them away.
Remember that your response about dummy loads, or anything similar is also
maybe a response to a 13 year old kid trying to make his or her first
antenna to work the satellites with whatever they find in their parent's
basement. Better to just stay quiet.

73,
Sean WA1TE

On Fri, May 3, 2019, 18:28 jim--- via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I know I'm late to this thread so I'll make it short.
>
> Eggbeaters are a piece of junk.  Don't waste your time.
>
> OK, in defense of the Eggbeater - ALL omni antennas are going to be pretty
> crappy at best for satellite operation.  Some are better than others, but
> any of them will be beat by even a small directional antenna.  Personally I
> opted to go the other way.
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