[OZAPRS] [amsat-bb] Falconsat-3 Test 2 - Signalink USB Sound Card 9k6

[vk2tv]

This site talks about ¼ wavelength whips .... 
https://www.amsat.org/falconsat-3/

Ray vk2tv


On 12/10/17 18:28, Mark Jessop wrote:
> A vertical will definitely not be ideal for satellite reception:
> - Your gain is in the wrong place (for the most part)
> - Depending on spacecraft orientation (and the TLE's don't tell you 
> this!), you may have significant polarisation loss.
>
> Do we have any information on if the satellite is transmitting 
> linearly or circularly polarised? (my guess is linear, like pretty 
> much everything on 70cm up there)
>
>
> 73
> Mark VK5QI
>
>
>

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