Like Drew, I've had great results with linear antennas. I use either a linearly-polarized Elk antenna (for portable ops), or a home az/el setup using a 2M7 (vertical) VHF yagi and a 15-el Diamond (horizontal) UHF yagi. Both systems work just fine for me on the FM and SSB sats.
73 de Dave KB5WIA / CM88 On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:42 PM, Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbren...@mindspring.com> wrote: > > > On Mar 18, 2011, at 4:13 PM, Jeff Moore <tnetcen...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Horizontally polarized beams will not work very well for satellite use > > I disagree, at least for 2m. For several years I've used a 2m7 or cushcraft > 10 element horizontal yagi on 2m with fine results. Being horizontal allows > me to play on terrestrial as well as meteor scatter where the extra gain from > polarity makes a huge difference. Sat links are generally good enough that it > doesn't matter much at least on 2m. Obviously there is some compromise in > this setup, but it hasn't been a problem yet. > > 73, Drew KO4MA _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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
