Re: [amsat-bb] ao-40 transponder gain vs freq

[Estes Wayne-W10191 <W10191@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

NN0V:

Some 3am pass when nobody is on it I'll plot out snr vs freq on the
transponder.

W9AE:

Fascinating!  I would like to see that.  There is a very noticeable drop-off
in transponder gain within 30 kHz of the edges, but I never noticed much
gain variation in the middle 200 kHz.

NN0V:

When it goes high squint, the UHF higain has one null in its pattern but
there's still enough uplink...

W9AE:

At what squint angle(s) do you observe a null in the UHF antenna gain?

Are gain patterns available for the U, L, and S antennas?  It would be
useful to know where the nulls and sidelobes are located.

Wayne Estes W9AE
Mundelein, IL, USA

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