On Tue, 2009-07-21 at 11:33 -0400, specrisk@aol.com wrote:
> To Jon & Zack-
> ?Yes there is are opportunities to use 5.7 GHz during the VHF Contests and
> the UHF contest but 5/10/24 go together naturally with high gain, portable,
> small dishes. 5.7 could be a simple adjunct to a 10 Ghz that has already been
> located and peaked. With the advent of dual band feeds a single dish can
> function well for both bands and aleviate the need for peaking of a second
> dish. It is unfortunate that the? contest started on 10 Ghz. as it would seem
> that 5 & up is more logical. 5.7 is easier to get on and build than 10 Ghz?
> gear and the surplus is more abundant. It would be a better training ground
> for MWers? to get them on the higher bands. This spring there was talk of a
> parallel contest on this reflector or the MW reflector but I have heard
> nothing further so I guess the ball has been dropped.
> George, W1JHR
Are there any good links to building a 5.7 GHz station?
Eric W4OTN
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