With a single dual band Ht I often found that in working the analog FM birds, my best antenna was a Pryme AL-800 telescoping whip about 32 inches long. I made over 8000 QSOs using only a good Dual band radio in half or full duplex and that antenna.Take care to protect the connector. DO NOT often point the antenna at the bird. Use anything metallic for a reflector from a car surface to a manhole cover to steel drums to a ships deck. Water makes a good reflector. Hint: point the antenna down. If you don't hear the bird, don't transmit.
Hope this helps. 73 ... Scott KD5FBA On Sun, May 12, 2024, 5:54 PM Richard Bonica via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > To all... > > As I go down the path of satalites and antennas, I have now realized how > much I really don't have a clue. > The things I need to learn about are : > 1) Yagis -- how they work beyond the normal parts and basic point and > listen. > 2) satalites and orbits and solar winds and solar interference in general > and what it takes to track beyond software > 3) up and down links -- beyond the 2m and 70cm frequency and how Doppler > and angle effects. > > Basically -- looks to me that the magic smoke we work to keep in > electronics is also in the antenna. > > Someone know where I can start to figure this stuff out. I am almost to > the point of calling Mr Daniel and CPT Jack . > > Thank you for help in advance. > > Richard Bonica > KG5YCU > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >
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