[amsat-bb] AO-40 S-Band antenna beamwidth ????

["K7XQ" <k7xq@xxxxxxxxx>]

	Can anyone tell me what the antenna beamwidth of the AO-4-0
S-Band downlink is ?? I am getting partial telemetry download at a
squint of 55 degrees right now with my newly constructed S-band patch
and a 36 inch dish and wondering if that's about right or not.

K7XQ   Jeff   Atwater, CA.
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