[amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater

2012-05-29 Thread Samudra Haque
and works well. 73, Drew KO4MA - Original Message - From: Bill Dzurilla billdz@yahoo.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 11:56 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater Steve, I have both a commercial and a homebrew Eggbeater and am disappointed

[amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater

2012-05-29 Thread Ted
...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Samudra Haque Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 1:18 PM To: Edward Cole Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater Hello, can I ask a question related to this several-years old thread? At George Washington University, this fall we

[amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater

2012-05-29 Thread Samudra Haque
-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater Hello, can I ask a question related to this several-years old thread? At George Washington University, this fall we will be on the air and are buliding up an amateur radio club ground station from scratch. Currently we are collecting

[amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater

2012-05-29 Thread Samudra Haque
: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater Hello, can I ask a question related to this several-years old thread? At George Washington University, this fall we will be on the air and are buliding up an amateur radio club ground station from scratch. Currently we are collecting equipment

[amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater

2012-05-29 Thread Raydel Abreu Espinet (CM2ESP)
...@gmail.com; 'Edward Cole' kl...@acsalaska.net Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 4:49 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: EggBeater Hi Samudra, consider a better alternative to the 'egg beater': Moxon turnstilemuch better performance. I will e-mail the article from qst. Also

[amsat-bb] Re: eggbeater rx performance (Mobile Operation)

2009-05-30 Thread Bob Bruninga
I found a trunk mounted 2 meter half wave (dual bander) to work well when the satellite was behind me, but not at all overhead... I currently have a 2 meter quarter wave (dual bander) mounted... into the center of the roof. It works in all directions... Any gain antenna on a car is not

[amsat-bb] Re: eggbeater rx performance MM

2009-05-30 Thread Gordon JC Pearce
On Sat, 2009-05-30 at 07:04 -0700, MM wrote: You will need to Pick your orbits in advance. I would usually only attempt orbits that were 45 degrees elevation or better from my Car. Bah. Must be nice to live so far south. I've only ever heard ISS on voice once, and that was Richard Garriot

[amsat-bb] Re: eggbeater rx performance

2009-05-29 Thread Steve Bluemel
Hey Eric, I aggree with the comments on the hand held antenna. I use the Elk exclusively at this point but would like to find a base antenna option. I cannot use beams of rotored antennas as I just don't have the real estate. I have met folks on this board who totaly believe in eggbeaters,

[amsat-bb] Re: eggbeater rx performance

2009-05-29 Thread Eric Fort
I have an arrow. It's just sorta difficult to point when in motion. Is the pattern from a standard mobile whip really enough considering polorization and radiation angle or would something else be more effective? I'm looking to move from working portable to truly mobile. Eric AF6EP On Fri,