[amsat-bb] Shortening M2 2MCP22?

[Rich Gopstein]

I have an old 2mcp22 antenna that I would like to put up, but it's almost
20 feet long...  Since I don't need that much gain for the current batch of
satellites, I was wondering if I can use only one boom section and end up
with a shorter 10 (2x5) element antenna.

Would that have any undesirable effects (other than reducing gain and
increasing beam width)?

Thanks.

Rich, KD2CQ