[NLRS] Antenna Measurements Sat April 17, 2004

[Robert E. Wesslund]

Saturday an antenna adjustment and measurements was held a t W0AUS's yard.
with the following results.

10 GHz

Call           description              gain

K0KFC       0.75 meter            32.3  dbi

N0KP         Sony #1   18in       30.8

KT8O         Sony #2 18 in        31.3

W0ZQ        Dish 500                31.8

W0ZQ         ZQ #1                   33.7

KC0IYT      Sony                      31.3

W0AUS      Reference Horn      20.3

5760 GHz

N0KP         Sony #2 Offset        28.1  dbi

N0KP         Sony #1 Offset        28.3

W0AUS      Sony (dented)         22.4

W0AUS      Reference Horn       12.4


K0KFC   dish should have a gain at 50% effency of 35 dbi. It may have been a
bit low due to the short antenna range.

This was a warm up for the Antenna Meas for Aurora.   See you  next week
April 24, 2004

73 Bob W�AUS