[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans?

2009-10-31 Thread Greg D.
Hi Michael, I followed instructions from Howard Long, G6LVB, posted here a few years ago. (If the archives go back far enough, it was in November of 2001). I don't have it electronically, but the instructions went something like this: Get a long piece of thick bare copper wire (#10 is

[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans?

2009-10-31 Thread Bob- W7LRD
http://www.csgnetwork.com/antennahtcalc.html http://www.rac.ca/tca/2006-01%20Helix%20Design%20Calculator.html Hello Mike Here are a couple I have used.  Also find attached are a few pictures of past and some present antennas.  I have followed the same process and building methods for

[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans?

2009-10-31 Thread Luc Leblanc
On 31 Oct 2009 at 0:03, Michael Tondee wrote: Date sent: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:03:02 -0400 From: Michael Tondee mat...@netcommander.com Subject:[amsat-bb] Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans? To: Amsat BB amsat-bb@amsat.org I threw this

[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans?

2009-10-31 Thread Alan VE4YZ
I'll come back to my recommendation of the standalone HelixCalc.exe by Jason Hecker or his web app Web http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/stuff/Helix.php Standalone http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/helix/HelixCalc.zip Why? Most other web apps allow for 2 inputs - frequency and number of

[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans?

2009-10-31 Thread Edward Cole
...@netcommander.com; amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:15 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans? Hi Michael, I followed instructions from Howard Long, G6LVB, posted here a few years ago. (If the archives go back far enough, it was in November

[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans

2009-10-31 Thread WILLIAMS MICHAEL
  I have built several 13 cm antennas from the site of G6LVB and WK4R all using PVC.   It doesn' get any simpler than WK4R's design. 1 inch sch. 40 PVC and some #14 house wiring. Check out this site.   http://wk4r.com/     If you need some tips, email me. I'll be glad to help.   Here

[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans?

2009-10-31 Thread Michael Tondee
I apologize if I asked for redundant information but googling brought up a multitude of WiFi designs. Whatever ham radio application pages there were must have been buried in all that. My query here has given me just what I was looking for, several sources of solid information and also even

[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans?

2009-10-31 Thread Bob- W7LRD
...@netcommander.com Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 11:45:21 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans? I apologize if I asked for redundant information but googling brought up a multitude of WiFi designs. Whatever ham radio application pages

[amsat-bb] Re: Simple 2.4Ghz helix plans?

2009-10-30 Thread Alan VE4YZ
One I've used several times... http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/stuff/Helix.php from http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/ and his standalone program http://www.wireless.org.au/~jhecker/helix/ HelixCalc.exe to calc and print the form for winding the helix. It works... Did it my self and