Re: [amsat-bb] covering

[Bruce Bostwick <lihan161051@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Hello my friends:
> Was wondering which would be better. Covering  my 1.2 meter dish frame 
> with
> fiberglass screening  or aluminum screening (hardware cloth), which 
> would be
> better?
>
> Don...w2xb

Fiberglass is nonconductive and won't reflect at all.  It might affect 
the signal slightly due to near-field capacitive loading but not in the 
way you'd want.  Go with the aluminum screening -- it's conductive and 
should reflect RF quite well ..

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