[amsat-bb] Re: Polarity questions

[Ryan Butler <rbutler@xxxxxxxx>]

Tim Tapio wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How much signal reduction is there as the result of having the wrong
> circular polarization?
> I'm looking at M2 circular antennas for the 70cm downlink, it's another $200
> for the switching to change polarity (woo hoo).
>
> 73 de Tim, K4SHF
>
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The difference between RHCP and LHCP is 20 dB

The difference between Horizontal and Vertical Linear is 20 dB

The difference between (RHCP or LHCP) and (Horizontal or Vertical) is 3 dB


Ryan, NF0T

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