[AK-VHF] fixed satellite antenna question

[Ed Cole]

Brandon,

Satellites move fast in both az and el.  Many have set up with elevation 
fixed at about 15 degrees as a good compromise.  You need less gain 
overhead vs on the horizon.

I recall ISS only reached about 11-degrees in AK; I just pointed south 
on horizon with 10-element yagi.

73, ED - KL7UW

On 1/30/2023 4:18 PM, Brandon Clark via ak-vhf wrote:
> This reminds me of how much I atill need to get my satellite antennas built. I'm planning to do a pair of helix antennas. The mounting will be an azimuth only rotator, with a manually adjustable elevation hinge.
> 
> Do let us know how the antenna build turns out.
> 
> Brandon Clark, KL7BSC
> https://brandonclarklabs.com/
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> -------- Original Message --------
> On Jan 30, 2023, 16:03, Curt Law wrote:
> 
>> On Kodiak, I've worked some of the satellites and ISS using nothing more than a 6db vertical antenna. Rarely do the satellite go above 30 degrees and that's well within most vertical antenna radiation pattern. AL7LQ ______________________________________________________________ ak-vhf mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ak-vhf Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:ak-vhf at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
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