[Scan-DC] Listening to Satellites: Yagi Antenna Project

[merlin at merlinjacobs.com]

I tried this a few years ago. It works. Here is a YouTube link of a Ham doing this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HfvmU_utI8
Merlin

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From: Blair Thompson [mailto:b_thom at juno.com]
Sent: Thursday, December 2, 2010 12:19 PM
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http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/11/diana_engs_yagi_antenna_project_in.htmlI don't know if you've ever seen this magazine, but it is really great. The Alexandria Public Library has a subscription. I saw this article last night. The antenna plugs into a scanner or other radio capable of receiving the appropriate frequencies.It's hard to make this out in the website's .jpg, but the antenna is based on a design found at an amateur's site, "Cheap Antennas for Low Earth Orbit." Google is your friend:http://www.wa5vjb.com/references/Cheap%20Antennas-LEOs.pdfhttp://www.wa5vjb.com/For elements, I think I might be able to use the steel rods from those "We Buy Houses" street spam signs that I'm always removing. With the right flux, I can solder to them.____________________________________________________________Obama Urges Homeowners to RefinanceIf you owe under $729k you probably qualify for Obama's Refi Programhttp://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4cf7d59177c514892c4st04duc______________________________________________________________Scan-DC mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dcHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:Scan-DC at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html