[amsat-bb] Shortening M2 2MCP22?

[Hasan al-Basri]

It will work just fine for all the Mode B birds, if you reduce the boom
length.  I've done it, no issues at all.
73, N0AN

Hasan

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, 4:19 PM Rich Gopstein via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
wrote:

> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available
> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions
> expressed
> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of
> AMSAT-NA.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>