great site.
just wondering if you have posted any construction details for the portable quad antenna.
the milsat one will useful, but was looking at maybe a dual band 2 and 70cm for portable sat operation.
Hi Peter,
This antenna is not rocket science. I did the calculation using some online tool (https://www.qsl.net/yt1vp/CUBICAL%20QUAD%20ANTENNA%20CALCULATOR.htm). The first time I tried it, the resonance seemed a bit too low, so I reduced it and then did the calculation again with the appropriate reduction. It didn’t work for satcom, it wasn’t any better than a regular dipole.
great site.
just wondering if you have posted any construction details for the portable quad antenna.
the milsat one will useful, but was looking at maybe a dual band 2 and 70cm for portable sat operation.
cheers peter vk4khp
Hi Peter,
This antenna is not rocket science. I did the calculation using some online tool (https://www.qsl.net/yt1vp/CUBICAL%20QUAD%20ANTENNA%20CALCULATOR.htm). The first time I tried it, the resonance seemed a bit too low, so I reduced it and then did the calculation again with the appropriate reduction. It didn’t work for satcom, it wasn’t any better than a regular dipole.
73!