Re: [amsat-bb] patch antenna round or square?

[Cliff Buttschardt <cbuttsch@xxxxxxxx>]

John, Excellent piece of work!  With your permission I would like to include
this URL on the handbook we are preparing for CUBESAT builders.  In addition
I'll get some constructors started to be sure no additional points need be
made.  Cliff K7RR

John Mock wrote:
> 
> Yeah, the W0LMD patches work well.  I've made two of them, and they're both
> trouble-free and fairly easy to make .  My 2401 MHz patch is in use with a
> screen covered BBQ dish but since i don't have a large dish and/or enough
> power for 1269 MHz uplink, another local ham got my dual-band feed.  Since
> i found the instructions for the dual-band feed hard to follow, i wrote up
> a pictorial version thereof:
> 
>     http://www.qsl.net/kd6pag/LS-patch-feed.html
> 
> Both can be done with ordinary hand tools (aside from the 1" Greenlee chassis
> punch for the dual-band feed) and most dimensions appear to be non-critial.
> When i make another single band feed, i'll document that one as well.  73's
> and good luck!
>                                 -- KD6PAG
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