[amsat-bb] Re: Is it possible to work LEO sats (FM or SSB) withantennas in attic?

2010-12-27 Thread Jeff Moore
The first half dozen or so satellite qso's I did were done from inside the house using a handheld 70cm yagi. Uplink was done via an outside dual band groundplane on the roof. The receive was done with the yagi and by experimentation, I discovered that reception was much better outside than

[amsat-bb] Re: Is it possible to work LEO sats (FM or SSB) withantennas in attic?

2010-12-27 Thread Patrick Farcon
Dave, I have the same antenna restrictions here at my home. When a member of the board has seen me outside my home working the satellites in my parking lot he asked me just that, anyway you can put antennas in the attic? I try to make it outside with my portable Arrow II or Elk setup but it has