New equipment setup a/o 6/22/09. I never like the results I was getting from that 6 element yagi, as it had NO EARS for some reason. All measurements and design was according to article, but it just would hear.........so, went back to my "CHU" loop antenna with one director and WOW, it receives out alot farther than I can transmit, (have heard the satelitte's out past 2500 miles) so am pleased with it........sofar, or until the next "wild hair" get up and going, hi ... If you look back at the original photo you'll see I have did some mods also on the xcvr mounting. Got away from the bar stool setup, which was a big pain, and mounted the xcvr on a piece of 1" square aluminum stock I happen to have laying around. Now, the display is just below eye level, and I can tune for RX side for the doppler effect without having to have 5 hands to do all the shuffling the AZ-EL, mike, knobs, etc.
SHOWING NEW 430 MHZ LOOP ANTENNA FOR RX:
SHOWING NEW SAT YAGI WITH XCVR MOUNTING BRACKET:
