Re: [amsat-bb] Barbecue Grill with Patch

["Rick Vidmar - K9KK" <k9kk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

YES---I have done it and the result was fantastic.
I highly recommend it.  I put the G3RUH patch feed on a BBQ
that I screened with 1/4" mesh screen from Ace Hardware.  I also extended
the sides out to effectively make it a 39" dish. You can use 6" wide strips
of screen to get it to lay flat.
It hears 5.5 Db of sun Noise and 2-3 Db of AO-40 Transponder noise floor at
full Apogee with squint under 10 degrees.
Rick
k9KK

----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell Winder" <fwinder@one.net>
To: "AMSAT" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 1:34 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Barbecue Grill with Patch


Has anone had experience with replacing the dipole on a Barbecue Grill dish
with a G3RUH Patch?  If so,  was there substantial improvement?  Thanks any
information or references.  73, Farrell Winder, W8ZCF, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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