R: R: R: [amsat-bb] Coaxially fed Patch lab results..

["i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@xxxxxx>]

Hi Frederick

I have AO40 available  for USA on  orbit 389 from about 22:50 UTC  MA 30
up to about 23:50 UTC MA 43
Also orbit 390 from about 20:30 MA 64 up to 00:58  MA 120

I will look for you in SSB
My uplink is 23 cm 40 W in to 4 x 23 el yagi horizontally polarized.

Incidentally my 141 T spectrum analyser ha a HP 8555A unit up to 18 GHz

In the mean time please try to find out where is located the phase center of
your patch used as a feed.

For the helix it  was found to be about 1" before the helix reflector.

For the patch ??

73 de i8CVS Domenico


----- Original Message -----
From: Frederick M. Spinner <fspinner@hotmail.com>
To: <domenico.i8cvs@tin.it>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 5:44 AM
Subject: Re: R: R: [amsat-bb] Coaxially fed Patch lab results..


> Those dimensions were the ones determined after the network analyzer tune
> up. The AO-40 test was at home where I don't have any test equipment other
> than my HP 141T/8554 (I WISH I had an 8555).. and a tek scope...so no, I
> made sure no adjustments were made to the patch.
>
> I'm building up feed struts for the dish, and am going to mount the patch
to
> the dish tomorrow.  Tomorrow night, AO-40 is going to be low squint here,
so
> I'll give it another try if the weather permits (I'm setting up outside on
> the back porch as I have no permanent antennas up here yet).
>
> I'll post more results. I'm hoping to try to make a few QSOs as I have a
> camera tripod mount 70 cm "WA5VJB" cheap yagi ready to go.  Still need to
> build the 1269 Antenna for Mode L though.  But I have only 10W available
and
> I hear thats a little wimpy on mode L.
>
> Thanks
>
> Fred W0FMS
>
>
>
> >From: "i8cvs" <domenico.i8cvs@tin.it>
> >To: "Frederick M. Spinner" <fspinner@hotmail.com>
> >Subject: R: R: [amsat-bb] Coaxially fed Patch lab results..
> >Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2001 23:08:44 +0200
> >
> >Hello Frederick,
> >
> >Following your last test and measurements have you changed any size of
the
> >included pach drawing ?
> >
> >Tank you very much for this information.
> >
> >73 de i8CVS Domenico
> >
> >
> > > >Hi  Frederick
> > > >
> > > >Nice results indeed ! !
> > > >
> > > >Reading your text i understend  that this is wath you did:

              <                      2"                     >
             |--------|-------------------|----------|-
     /\     |  *       |  3/4"       3/4"|         * No spacers here
             |           |                         |              | on 2"
           ..|...........|.*sma    sma *|..............|  side
             |   7/16"     L         R        7/16"  |
             |                                                   |
  2.25"  |                                                   |
             |                                                   |
             |                                                   |
             |                                                   |
             |   spacer                      spacer   |
             |  *                                          *   |
      \/    |---------------------------------------|


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