[amsat-bb] 70 MPH S-band dish

2011-10-27 Thread Bob Bruninga
Besides the occasional MDS dishes, is there a source now of larger commercial 2.4 GHz wire or mesh dishes? We want to outfit a van with a 4' dish for Balloon Tracking live downlink video and not have it blow off the roof at 70 MPH. I'm considering changing over many of our student projects to hig

[amsat-bb] 70 MPH S-band dish

2011-10-29 Thread Joe Leikhim
Bob, You might want to consider a Helical antenna for your mobile station. It would have less wind drag and easier to rotate. -- -- Joe Leikhim Leikhim and Associates Communications Consultants Oviedo, Florida www.Leikhim.com jleik...@leikhim.com 407-982-0446