[NLRS] 10 GHz antenna party

Doug Reed [email protected]
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 07:26:52 -0500


One thing I'll probably need for 10 GHz is a new feed horn. My existing
feed horn has a N female on it but I'd rather have a SMA to match the rest
of the 10 GHz system and avoid all those adapters...... 

I expect the easiest option is to modify the Sony LNA feed horn by adding
an SMA as a feed. And I think there was also some discussion about drilling
out the throat of the Sony horn to make it larger. One problem is that I
don't have any single hole mount SMA connectors. 

I know that the idea of having a 10 GHz antenna work party and system test
day was thrown around earlier in the year but I don't know if anything more
was discussed and I don't think a date was chosen. Maybe we can discuss
that at breakfast Saturday. 

73, Doug Reed, N0NAS.