Re: [amsat-bb] GRRRRRRRRRRR!

[Doug Braun NA1DB <na1db@xxxxxxxxx>]

At 10:18 AM 3/5/01 , Frederick M. Spinner wrote:
>The way Howard has his antennas is like shown in the ARRL Sat book.. this has fallen out of favor somewhat as the polarization will always come out elliptical rather than circular as the elements are not in exactly the same plane.

Another issue here is that if the antennas are off-pointed a little
in azimuth, the relative phase of the incoming signals will differ,
and the circularity will change rather dramatically.  The further apart
the antennas are, the worse the phenomenon. 

Doug
NA1DB


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