[amsat-bb] Horizontal or Vert Polarization??

[Burns Fisher]

I think that for satellites, if you do not have circular polarization, no
particular polarization is better than any other.  You can't count on the
satellite being in any particular orientation.

On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 5:10 PM Roger Cooper via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> Newbie getting into sats. Initially I have 5el 2m  & 5el 440 for rooftop
> mount with
> only azimuth rotation and fixed elevation. Recommended polarization for
> each band?
>
> Eventually will get el/az rotator and circular polarization/switching but
> thats a ways off.'
>
> Have other 2m and 440 beams but cannot find good article on phasing lines
> for discreet antennas to achieve circular polarization
>
> 73  Roger N3RC Sebastopol, Ca.
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