[amsat-bb] Skew Planar or Cloverleaf Antennas

[Stefan Wagener]

Why not building one?

http://www.slvrc.org/902band/skewplanar.htm

Stefan VE4SW

On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 11:58 AM Les Rayburn via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

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> Are there any commercially available skew planar or “cloverleaf” antennas
> available for 2 Meters/432? These have become commonplace for drone
> operations at 2.4 and 5.8 GHz because they offer circular polarization.
> This makes control of the aircraft more reliable as it moves through space
> with changing antenna orientation. Previously, omnidirectional antennas
> similar to our “rubber ducks” were the norm.
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> Skew planar antennas seem to offer a good option for satellite operations,
> especially portable. But availability is always an issue.
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> 73,
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> Les Rayburn, N1LF
> Maylene, AL
> EM63nf
> AMSAT #38965, ARRL Life Member, CVHS Life Member, SVHF Member
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