Re: [amsat-bb] AO-40 reception on 78 Turn Helix

["Mark L. Hammond" <hammond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>And we will be interested in how it performs.  Most engineering literature
>states a practical limit to the length Helical beams at 7 wavelengths.
>That is 13cm x 7 = 91cm [~3 feet] at 2400 MHz.
>
>Be nice if you could compare it to a known antenna like a dish.
>
>Ed


And how it compares to a 16 turn and 30 turn helix, too.

73,



Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]

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