RE: [amsat-bb] GRRRRRRRRRRR!

["David M. Tipton, PhD" <tiptond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Or put up a set of beams that are circular polarized would be even better...
Or switch to an arrow antenna that you can hand rotate.. Believe it or not,
this is actually easier to control.

Dave, N8KXA

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From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
Behalf Of Tim
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 8:14 AM
To: 'amsat-bb@amsat.org'
Subject: [amsat-bb] GRRRRRRRRRRR!



After over a month of trying, I finally almost made my first satellite
contact on UO-14 last night.  I had been calling and had heard myself in
the downlink when, to my shock someone called me back, unfortunatly
about 3 seconds later the satellite spun (as it normally does) so that I
was crossed polarization and by the time it came back around to where I
could talk to it, it was below my radio horizion and I lost him.


I guess this means I have to get busy and build those turnstile antenna
that I have been talking about

TIM
KC8PEA
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