Agree !! Along those lines, before I put up my Kenpro az/el rotor, I plan on testing various locations using my Elk with a fixed el but on a small rat shack rotor for az. I have seen here recommendations for 15 deg and some for 30 deg fixed el. Thus there seems to be 2 schools of thought on this. Is there any compelling argument for one or the other? I'm almost inclined to split the diff at +-22 deg. (most passes for me are N/S and to the E - not so good to W
Any thoughts appreciated 73, Ted, K7TRK -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of gw1...@aol.com Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 2:36 AM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna discussions Hi all, Regarding the discussions on antennas - I am not into any debate about the pro's and con's, but would just like to encourage anyone to just have a go. Sure the argument will always prevail perhaps under the " Must do Better" comment and I am sure that one can always improve or progress with experimenting - ( AMATEUR RADIO ) _______________________________________________ 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
