[amsat-bb] Fox Telemetry antenna?

[Bob Hammond]

I don't want to wear out my G5500 so I'm looking for the best alternative
antenna(s) to collect telemetry data.

How about a dual-band Arrow antenna pointed straight up?  Surely that's
better than the J-pole but not as good as the CP Lindenblad.

On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 10:47 AM Burns Fisher via AMSAT-BB <
amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:

> I have two systems, one with a Lindenblad (AA2TX design, homemade) and the
> other with a dual-band J-pole.  Both work pretty well, but not as well as a
> beam on a rotator.
>
> On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 12:39 PM Roy Dean via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> wrote:
>
> > I've been using a 3/4 wavelength ground plane (vertical with 4 equal
> length
> > radials) in my attic for the last couple of years, and have usually been
> in
> > the top 60 on the leaderboard for the fox satellites.   Lately I've been
> > having FoxTelem stability issues, though (pretty regularly getting a usb
> > access error).
> >
> > --Roy
> > K3RLD
> >
> >
> > > I'm set up with 2M, 70cm, and 23cm CP antennas on a G5500 rotator but I
> > > understand I can also use a fixed antenna such as a Lindenblad or
> > > quadrifilar.  Suggestions?
> > >
> > >
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