Re: [amsat-bb] Is "silvered" mylar a reflector of UHF/microwaves?

[Jim.Walls@xxxxxxx]

> Commonly seen in the US hiking stores as "space" or emergency
> blankets, or from hydroponics gardening stores. Can this
> material be used as a reflector covering material, or is it
> transparent at 2.4GHz?

It's the same stuff they make radar chaff out of, so that means it must be
a reflector.

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Jim Walls - K6CCC
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