[amsat-bb] suitable omni antenna for FM sats?

[Jeff Moore]

As was stated multiple times in a very recent thread - omnis for sat work
are a poor compromise!!    Even a small beam at a 15-degree angle will
generally blow most omnis off the roof! Even better would be a pair of
beams (one for uplink, one for downlink) on an azimuth/elevation rotor!
But handheld can work almost as good!!

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Jeff Moore   ---   KE7ACY
CN94


On Fri, May 10, 2019 at 10:08 PM Ron VE8RT via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

>    We have a newly licenced amateur in DP79.  Because they fell a few
> points of getting their Basic with Honours they do not have HF
> privileges, their only way to communicate with the outside world is via
> satellite.  Anticipating this possible outcome, that they may not get
> access to the HF bands, I sent them a hard copy, (no home internet, and
> its slow and expensive there if you do have it), of the current copy of
> "Getting Started with Amateur Satellites".  As we're heading into the
> time of year to do any outside work, the most pressing question is what
> is the best compromise antenna for a base station.   Keeping in mind
> their location, in order to work anyone they'll have to get into the
> satellites while the satellite is close to their horizon, otherwise the
> satellite footprint will not cover areas with any satellite operators.
>
>    Ron VE8RT in DP22
>
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