Michael Tondee wrote: > I've been trying to get my receive setup going the last few days but I'm > having horrible results. I have my 11 element 70cm "cheap yagi" back up > on the mast and my homebrew SaebrTrack and OR-360 AZ/EL TV rotator > system interfaced to SatPC32
Simplify. An 11-element yagi is very very pointy. Everything would need to be absolutely bob on to even be looking *near* the satellite. Make yourself a K5OE handi-tenna - nice little three-element Yagi, great for portable operation. Work out where the satellite will "rise" and "set" and when, and tune manually for Doppler. Wait for a good high pass, and start about 10kHz high. Most FM radios tune in a minimum of 5kHz steps, so you've got only a couple of "notches" to try. The little three-element Yagi has a very broad beam, so you don't have to be *too* accurate. Gordon MM0YEQ _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
