[Antennas] Spitnik Array.

[n8de at thepoint.net]

And .. the name was/is SPUTNIK ... pronounced SPOOT-NEEK.

Have a reel-to-reel tape of the second pass over USA.. if I can  
remember where I put it.
Don
N8DE

Quoting cboone at earthlink.net:

> iirc, the antennas were V shaped dipoles for its 20.xx MHz   
> freq...and possibly fed 90deg out of phase for circular polarization  
>  to keep fading, etc to a min when the sat rotated...but not sure..
>
> Chris
> WB5ITT
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joe <nss at mwt.net>
>> Sent: Sep 4, 2007 6:07 PM
>> To: "Antenna Mailman.QTH list" <antennas at mailman.qth.net>
>> Subject: [Antennas] Spitnik Array.
>>
>> Hi All,,  with the 50th anniversary of spitnik coming up shortly.  I
>> have been looking at that little sphere.
>>
>> And was wondering  what the radiation pattern was from that thing.
>>
>> Anyone know/
>>
>> or anyone want to model it?
>>
>> Joe
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