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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Is anyone using a discone antenna for AMSAT work?
(Andrew Glasbrenner)
2. Re: Discones (Clint Bradford)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:53:50 -0400
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner(AT)mindspring.com>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Is anyone using a discone antenna for AMSAT
work?
To: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" <mlunday(AT)nc.rr.com>, <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
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I have a Diamond discone that I use for a local and repeater antenna. Other
than the occasional use as a 2nd uplink on the FM satellites, it really
isn't useful for much on satellite. There just isn't enough gain there in my
opinion.
73, Drew KO4MA
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From: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" <mlunday(AT)nc.rr.com>
To: <amsat-bb(AT)amsat.org>
Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] Is anyone using a discone antenna for AMSAT work?
> Looking at the DS3000A from AOR USA. Wondering if it isa good
> backup/permanent installation versus the portable of handheld yagis like
> the
> Arrow.
>
> Mark Lunday
> WD4ELG
> wd4elg(AT)arrl.net
> http://wd4elg.net
>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 11:43:54 -0700
From: Clint Bradford <clintbrad4d(AT)earthlink.net>
Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Discones
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> Looking at the DS3000A from AOR USA. Wondering if it isa good
> backup/permanent installation versus the portable of handheld yagis
> like the
> Arrow.
I wouldn't consider it for satellite work. It is a gain-less design,
even though AOR claims 2.15 dBi (at 144 MHz), 3.0 dBi (at 430, 904,
1200 MHz).
Difficult to get it "perpendicular" to the birds, too...
Interesting antenna for events - it draws attention. But if you have
to spend some money on weird antennas, grab a M2 Eggbeater for RX.
At shows, I mount my Eggbeater on a rotator...I call it my "Souffle'
Antenna."
Clint Bradford, K6LCS
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