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<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">This site talks about
¼ wavelength whips .... <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.amsat.org/falconsat-3/">https://www.amsat.org/falconsat-3/</a></font></p>
<p><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Ray vk2tv<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/10/17 18:28, Mark Jessop wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">A vertical will definitely not be ideal for
satellite reception:
<div>- Your gain is in the wrong place (for the most part)</div>
<div>- Depending on spacecraft orientation (and the TLE's don't
tell you this!), you may have significant polarisation loss.</div>
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<div>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)</div>
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<div>73</div>
<div>Mark VK5QI</div>
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