Who have I talked to today... My wife, assorted staff and members here at the park, have not yet keyed the radio.
I hope to do some satellite work next time I park. (monday I re-park) so far I've not had much luck with Sat modes but I've always mounted the VHF/UHF antennas vertical.. I now have added antennas, fixed, not as good as the pole mount ones (By at least 3db) but hey, I don't have to put the pole up.. I'll toss the high gain antennas on the roof, flat, and try for a bird or two
(The high gain are "T" poles, that's a variation on the "Super J" which recently appeared in QST if I'm not mistaken.. Here is how to make it
Start with the Super J design, this is a full wave colliner design.
Forget the matching stub at the bottom
Feed the phasing stub in what is now the middle
And that's..... the design
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