hello Ed...I have found that with AO-7 over the years...it depends... of what I
am not sure..be it satellite orientation, local issues, or simply "propagation
gods". There are times when switching between L & R on either up or down link
will improve reception. My current installation is currentl
. However, the
30-degree elevation worked very well.
Glen, K9STH
Amsat 239/LM 463
Website: http://k9sth.com
From: Bob- W7LRD
To: edroth2006
Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 11:13 AM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: AO-7 Antenna Polarization
I dug out some old books including OSCAR: The Ham Radio Satellites by Dave
Ingram, K4TWJ, and OSCAR Amateur Radio Satellites by Stratis Caramanolis, and
the AMSAT Journal from December 1974. All three agree that in the Northern
Hemisphere, AO-7 polarizations are as follows:
Mode B uplink and do
Glasbrenner To: edroth2006
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AO-7 Antenna Polarization Message-ID:
<18497234.1372814703462.javamail.r...@elwamui-rubis.atl.sa.earthlink.net> Content-Type:
text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I dug out some old books including OSCAR: The
Ham Radio Satellites
