[Fourlanders] Satellite Antennas

[Bill Pence]

I've not heard folks on sat forums talk positively about eggbeaters...
I've no direct experience.

On Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 10:45 PM Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Yes, read the article that Johnny had in his email. That seems so obvious
> now I am kicking myself for not thinking of it. The yagis have beam widths
> around 40 degrees. If you up-tilt them 15 degrees then you get coverage
> from the horizon to 40 or more degrees above the horizon where 90% of
> passes occur. This is exactly the information I was looking for guys. I
> know what I am doing now. Thanks!
>
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 18, 2020, at 8:29 PM, Jeff Townsend <wb8lyj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Jim
>
> I think you can set the antennas at 15 degrees of elevation and forgo the
> elevation rotator for now.
> I’m sure it is better to have full elevation but if elevation control is
> keeping you from getting on this may be a reasonable compromise.
>
> Comments on this Bill? You’re the expert. 😃
>
> Jeff
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 18, 2020, at 8:19 PM, Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Yeah, anyone who knows anything about radio comm would quickly realize
> that FM for space comm is a bad idea. Like you said though Bill everyone
> thinks that is easier since everyone has an HT and can buy or make a simple
> handheld yagi. I will take a pass on that. I would rather play with the in
> crowd so to speak. Thanks for the info Bill. Yeah, the M2 sat pack with the
> two cross pol yagis looks good. Also looking at the egg beaters but they
> cost almost as much as the yagis. Then again they wouldn’t require a
> rotator.
>
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 18, 2020, at 7:33 PM, Bill Pence <pence.bill at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 
> The fm sats are a mess with qrm etc, but the linear are not crowded.   If
> course,most folk are on fm since that is "easier"
>
> Rs44 allows some nice dx footprints and ao7 still works nice. Certain
> times ao7 even does both modes also...
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 7:23 PM Jim Worsham <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone. I have been thinking about my Icom 9700 and some of its
>> capabilities. One thing that is does is amateur satellites. I have never
>> tried that before and now that the summer contest season is behind us I
>> would like to put some antennas up for amateur satellite work. Any one on
>> here have any suggestions? I have looked at the M2 egg beaters but for not
>> much more I can get cross pole 2 and 432 Yagis. Expensive for what you get
>> in other words. Of course yagis would then require me to find an elevation
>> rotator. Anyway, just looking for some advice from those on here as I think
>> this through. Thanks.
>>
>> 73
>> Jim, W4KXY
>>
>> Sent from my iPad
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