[amsat-bb] AO-40 " BBQ " dish versus Primestar Dish ??

["K7XQ" <k7xq@xxxxxxxxx>]

I am looking at the size difference between the BBQ dish and the
Primestar dish. 
Does the slightly larger size of the Primestar Dish REALLY make a
difference on the AO-40 downlink ???

K7XQ   Jeff   Atwater, CA.
Grid: CM97qi
EME, Satellites, Meteor Scatter
JT-44, FSK441 ( WSJT ) , CW

144 MHz: 4 X 3 W.L. 800 Watts single 3CX800A7
Initials: 61

432 MHz: 2 X 9 W.L. 800 Watts 2 X 4CX400A7
Initials: 5

1296 MHz: 3.1 M Dish 150 Watts 2 X 2C39 water-cooled
Minimum dish elevation of 20 degrees :<
Initials: 22

K7XQ Homepage: http://www.elite.net/~k7xq/k7xq.html

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