[amsat-bb] AO-40 Squint Angle

["K7XQ" <k7xq@xxxxxxxxx>]

This weekend, I decided to try to optimize my helix feed using the AO-40
beacon as a signal source. I noticed that AO-40 signal got considerably
weaker after the pass band shut down as the MA moved from 130 to about
200 to a point where I can barely make out the beacon. At first, I
thought it was my optimization process but when I put the helix back to
its original configuration, I noticed the signal was still way down.
 
Is this because the squint angle gets considerable larger after 130 MA
looking farther away from earth ???


K7XQ   Jeff   Atwater, CA.
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