t-bb] Re: Is it possible to work LEO sats (FM or SSB)
with antennas in attic?
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Question: when mounting an Arrow to a TV rotator, are the 2m elements
vertical, horizontal or ...?
Guess I better hang
Dave,
I put my HEO setup in the attic at our new home, actually I had the
architect specifically design the attic to hold it. It works great for
the satellites that are up there now, anyway. Even on L and S band.
Our home has the foam encapsulation, so the attic has no metal "heat
barrier"
Question: when mounting an Arrow to a TV rotator, are the 2m elements
vertical, horizontal or ...?
Guess I better hang onto my bought-from-eBay-but-never-used ARR 432MHz
preamp!
Tnx & 73,
Joe WB3CFN <-now on the hunt for a good ol' U100 (Ka-CHUNK Ka-CHUNK
Ka-CHUNK...)
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Dave,
It depends to an extent on the composition of your roof. I did not get good
results from the attic, but others have. Give it a try if you have no other
choice.
A couple of people have mentioned fixed elevation at 30 degrees. If you go
this route, I would recommend just 15-20 degrees o
Dave. It is not ideal, but I've made it work even on Oscar 6 and 7 from a
college dorm (until I snuck the antennas up on the roof...)
There is an entire group of articles by Steve Ford of the ARRL about what I
call "low impact" Oscar antennas (including Attic ones). I've seen him post on
thi
This is the only way I work satellites, David. I have 2 Elk antennas in the
attic, one over the other attached to a shovel, aimed at 30 degrees
elevation (fixed) and I can only change the azimuth. I do have the ARR
pre-amps at the antennas to help with the received signal, so that does
help.
Mar
On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 9:59 PM, David Mennerich wrote:
> I have HOA rules that prevent me from putting antennas on the roof
> where I live. However, I can put antennas in the attic. I have an
> Az/El setup that I could mount up in the attic, but wanted to get some
> feedback from folks on any e
