[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Clayton Coleman W5PFG
Lee, I have yet to find a better solution for FO-29, SO-50, and AO-27 mobile than a combination of small UHF yagi with preamp for the downlink and a VHF vertical for the uplink. While the quadrifilar helix, eggbeaters, and 19" whip all work, nothing gives me a 100% copy of all the LEO's from AOS

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Lee Maisel
Thanks Clayton! Now if I could find a small commercial az-el rotator for an Arrow, that would be ideal! Lee Clayton Coleman W5PFG wrote: Lee, I have yet to find a better solution for FO-29, SO-50, and AO-27 mobile than a combination of small UHF yagi with preamp for the downlink and a

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread k4rjj
The company that comes out with an AZ/EL unit that is about $200 is going to sell a million. - Original Message - From: "Lee Maisel" To: "amsat-bb" Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:02:39 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Bob Bruninga
WB4APR - Original Message - From: "Lee Maisel" To: "amsat-bb" Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:02:39 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work. Thanks Clayton! Now if I could find a small commercial az-el rotator for an A

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Lee Maisel
llion. *From: *"Lee Maisel" *To: *"amsat-bb" *Sent: *Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:02:39 PM *Subject: *[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work. Thanks Clayton! Now if I could find a small commercial az-el r

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Lee Maisel
Thanks Bob That is extremely helpful, and most likely what I will do. Now, is there a computer interface somewhere for these RS rotators? Lee W5LMM Bob Bruninga wrote: The company that comes out with an AZ/EL unit that is about $200 is going to sell a million. Radioshack alr

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Ted
ginal Message- From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Lee Maisel Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 1:00 PM To: Bob Bruninga; amsat-bb Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work. Thanks Bob That is extremely helpful

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Lee Maisel
Thanks, Ted, and that's fine if I have to do that, but all the RS rotators are 110v with no 12v option. I have searched, but can't seem to find a small 12v rotator. I'd hate to use an inverter just for that, seems silly. 73 Lee W5LMM Ted wrote: Lee, there is a construction article in Chap

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Bob Bruninga
> all the RS rotators are 110v with no 12v option > I'd hate to use an inverter just for that, But a 100W inverter that plugs into a cigarette lighter is only $24 or less at Walmart. That is much less than you would pay compared to trying to find a 12v rotator system. I had similar designs for 1

[amsat-bb] Re: Antenna suggestions for mounting on vehicle for sat work.

2012-05-24 Thread Dave Matthews
On 5/24/2012 9:15 PM, Bob Bruninga wrote: all the RS rotators are 110v with no 12v option I'd hate to use an inverter just for that, But a 100W inverter that plugs into a cigarette lighter is only $24 or less at Walmart. That is much less than you would pay compared to trying to find a 12v rot