[amsat-bb] Skew Planar or Cloverleaf Antennas

[Mike Diehl]

Trying to grasp how these would be especially advantageous to portable satellite ops. Actually, I’m trying to grasp how omni antennas would be advantageous for satellite ops in any form outside of telemetry collection where you don’t want to have additional wear on a rotor you use for making contacts. 

73,
Mike Diehl
W8LID/VE6LID

> On Jun 5, 2020, at 12:58, 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
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