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1<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title>Antennas for Satellite Work</title><link rel="shortcut icon" href="/favicon.ico"><meta http-equiv="Content-type" content="text/html;charset=UTF-8"><meta name="viewport" content="width=1000"><meta name="description" content="From $15 DIY tape measure antennas to the commercial products - here are some great HIGH-GAIN antennas for you!"><meta name="generator" content="EverWeb 4.1.0 (2919)"><meta name="buildDate" content="Thursday, July 4, 2024"><meta property="og:url" content="https://www.work-sat.com/antennas.html"><meta property="og:title" content="Antennas for Satellite Work"><link rel="stylesheet" href="ew_css/textstyles.css?3802973414"><link rel="stylesheet" href="ew_css/responsive.css?3802973414"><link rel="stylesheet" href="ew_css/globaltextstyles.css?3802973414"><link rel="stylesheet" href="//fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Oswald:400,700|Open+Sans:400,700&display=swap"><meta name="amateur radio satellites ham radio" content="ham radio satellites,amateur radio satellites,how to work satellites"><style>a img {border:0px;}body {background-color: #F2F2F2;margin: 0px auto;}div.container {margin: 0px auto;width: 1000px;height: 2453px;}.shape_0 {box-shadow: 0px 5px 8px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);background-color:#FEFEFE;opacity: 1.00; filter:alpha(opacity=100);}.shape_1 {background-color:#162E53;opacity: 1.00; filter:alpha(opacity=100);}.shape_2 {background-color:#224059;opacity: 1.00; filter:alpha(opacity=100);}.shape_3 {background-color:#162E53;opacity: 1.00; filter:alpha(opacity=100);}.shape_14 {border-radius: 3px;border: 2px solid#94CA35;}.shape_17 {border-radius: 3px;border: 2px solid#94CA35;}.shape_19 {border-radius: 3px;border: 2px solid#94CA35;}.shape_26 {background-color:#162E53;opacity: 1.00; filter:alpha(opacity=100);}.shape_28 {background: url('images/antennas/shape_28.png') no-repeat;}.shape_29 {background: url('images/antennas/shape_29.png') no-repeat;}.shape_34 {background: url('images/antennas/shape_34.png') no-repeat;}.shape_35 {background: url('images/antennas/shape_35.png') no-repeat;}.shape_40 {background-color:#92C63C;opacity: 1.00; filter:alpha(opacity=100);}@media only screen and (-moz-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5), only screen and (-o-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3/2), only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5), only screen and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5), only screen and (min-resolution: 1.5dppx) {.shape_28{background: url('images/antennas/[email protected]') no-repeat;background-size: 85px 85px;}.shape_29{background: url('images/antennas/[email protected]') no-repeat;background-size: 85px 85px;}.shape_34{background: url('images/antennas/[email protected]') no-repeat;background-size: 85px 85px;}.shape_35{background: url('images/antennas/[email protected]') no-repeat;background-size: 85px 85px;}}</style></head><body><div class="container" style="height:2453px"><header><div class="shape_1" style="left:0;top:0px;width:100%;min-width:1000px;height:100px;z-index:1;position: absolute;"></div><div class="shape_2" style="left:0;top:98px;width:100%;min-width:1000px;height:2px;z-index:2;position: absolute;"></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_4" style="left:0px;top:1px;width:314px;height:97px;z-index:4;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 13px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 71px;" class="Style102">&nbsp;&nbsp;ANTENNAS</span></p></div></div></div></header><div class="content" data-minheight="200"><div class="shape_0" style="left:0;top:549px;width:100%;min-width:1000px;height:335px;z-index:0;position: absolute;"></div><div class="shape_3" style="left:0;top:100px;width:100%;min-width:1000px;height:450px;z-index:3;position: absolute;"></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_5" style="left:24px;top:137px;width:282px;height:155px;z-index:5;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 7px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 47.32px;" class="Style156">THAT STOCK HT ANTENNA NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED.</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_6" style="left:19px;top:303px;width:298px;height:212px;z-index:6;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 23.94px;" class="Style118">Most stock HT antennas are measured at -6db gain - </span><span style="line-height: 23.94px;" class="Style157">or worse</span><span style="line-height: 23.94px;" class="Style118">! An improved whip will help on 2M RX ... but HT whips are </span><span style="line-height: 23.94px;" class="Style119">not</span><span style="line-height: 23.94px;" class="Style118"> the ideal solution: For reliable success with satellites you really need GAIN and DIRECTIONALITY. </span></p><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 23.94px;" class="Style118">Some great DIY antenna projects - and other ideas - right here for you!</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_7" style="left:320px;top:137px;width:680px;height:398px;z-index:7;position: absolute;"><img src="images/antennas/04.JPG" height="398" width="680" srcset="images/antennas/04.JPG 1x, images/antennas/[email protected] 2x" ></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_8" style="left:0px;top:610px;width:252px;height:253px;z-index:8;position: absolute;"></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_9" style="left:288px;top:612px;width:155px;height:141px;z-index:9;position: absolute;"><img src="images/antennas/Whats-Up.jpg" height="141" width="155" ></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_10" style="left:474px;top:611px;width:155px;height:115px;z-index:10;position: absolute;"><img src="images/antennas/K6LCS-003.jpg" height="115" width="155" srcset="images/antennas/K6LCS-003.jpg 1x, images/antennas/[email protected] 2x" ></div></div><div style="position:relative"><a href="tracking.html" data-linkuuid="E39D651100964965BDF34076003D8D99" class="outerlink"><div class="shape_11" style="left:659px;top:611px;width:155px;height:115px;z-index:11;position: absolute;"><img src="images/antennas/IMG_2954.PNG" height="115" width="155" srcset="images/antennas/IMG_2954.PNG 1x, images/antennas/[email protected] 2x" ></div></a></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_12" style="left:844px;top:611px;width:155px;height:115px;z-index:12;position: absolute;"><img src="images/antennas/shapeimage_2.png" height="115" width="155" srcset="images/antennas/shapeimage_2.png 1x, images/antennas/[email protected] 2x" ></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_13" style="left:289px;top:737px;width:155px;height:55px;z-index:13;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; 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1<span style="line-height: 26px;" class="Style161">Do Tape Measure Antennas Measure Up?</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_22" style="left:317px;top:992px;width:340px;height:137px;z-index:22;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style162">Short answer:</span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style163"> </span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style162">YES! I am working Commander Wiseman in the photo to the right - as he was about 450 miles downrange aboard the ISS. My Yaesu FT-60R was turned DOWN to 2W TX power</span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style163">.</span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="linkStyle_164"><a href="ewExternalFiles/ISS-62814.mp3" class="linkStyle_164"> </a></span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="linkStyle_167"><a href="ewExternalFiles/ISS-62814.mp3" class="linkStyle_167">Here's an MP3 of that contact.</a></span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_23" style="left:9px;top:968px;width:252px;height:564px;z-index:23;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style170">●</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_172"><a href="http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/146-437.html" class="linkStyle_172"> Arrow Antennas</a></span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171"> -- </span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_172"><a href="mods1.html" data-linkuuid="2774EDDFB4EC46FD8A11F4B89A8C478F" class="linkStyle_172">MODS</a></span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style170">●</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_172"><a href="http://www.elkantennas.com/" class="linkStyle_172">Elk Log Periodic Antennas</a></span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style170">●</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_172"><a href="http://xe1mex.gqnu.net/" class="linkStyle_172">Alex Diaz' Homebrew Yagis</a></span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style170">●</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_175"><a href="http://www.rtl-sdr.com/building-a-simple-noaa-apt-antenna-out-of-an-umbrella/" class="linkStyle_175">Got an Old Umbrella?</a></span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style170">●</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_172"><a href="http://theleggios.net/wb2hol/projects/rdf/tape_bm.htm" class="linkStyle_172">WB2HOL's Tape Measure</a></span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style170">●</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_175"><a href="http://www.west.net/~marvin/wb2hol.htm" class="linkStyle_175">WB2HOL's Tape Measure Kits!</a></span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style170">●</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_172"><a href="ewExternalFiles/W6NBC-Beam.pdf" class="linkStyle_172">W6NBC's 2M/70CM Tape&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="linkStyle_172"><a href="ewExternalFiles/W6NBC-Beam.pdf" class="linkStyle_172">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Measure Beam</a></span><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171"> (from the </span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style171">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;01/2012 issue of QST (pdf)</span></p><p style="font-size: 0; text-align:left; padding-bottom:0px; margin-top:0px; padding-top:0px;" class="Style178"><span style="line-height:19px;"><br></span></p><p style="font-size: 0; text-align:left; padding-bottom:0px; margin-top:0px; padding-top:0px;" class="Style179"><span style="line-height:4.7px;"><br></span></p><span style="line-height: 4.7px;" class="Style180">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style72">●</span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style73">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="line-height: 26.6px;" class="Style181"> </span><span style="line-height: 29.26px;" class="linkStyle_182"><a href="http://www.smileyantenna.com/product-p/27000.htm" class="linkStyle_182">Smiley 3-Band HT Antenna</a></span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 22.99px;" class="Style73">The Smiley (pictured) operates</span><span style="line-height: 22.99px;" class="Style73">
1 ...</span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style73">- 1/4 wave 2M fully extended</span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style73">- 5/8 wave 440 2 sections down</span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style73">- 1/4 wave 440 fully collapsed</span></p><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 19px;" class="Style73">- 1/4 wave 220 4 sections down</span></p><p style="font-size: 0; text-align:left; padding-bottom:0px; margin-top:0px; padding-top:0px;" class="Style185"><span style="line-height:6.88px;"><br></span></p><span style="line-height: 6.88px;" class="Style186">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 16.34px;" class="Style73">It has a tuned coil/spring which protects your delicate HT antenna connector, and is available with just about any connector. The flex coil matching network provides at band center low SWR as well as a +/- 5 MHz band center. Length is&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5" down and 16.5" up. </span><span style="line-height: 16.34px;" class="Style187">NOT the gain for satellites - but a great alternative to stock HT antennas</span><span style="line-height: 16.34px;" class="Style188">!</span></p><p style="font-size: 0; text-align:left; padding-bottom:0px; margin-top:0px; padding-top:0px;" class="Style189"><span style="line-height:5.16px;"><br></span></p><span style="line-height: 5.16px;" class="Style190">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 16.34px;" class="Style191">(And the Smiley is HALF the price of the popular Diamond SRH-320a!)</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_24" style="left:317px;top:1316px;width:340px;height:36px;z-index:24;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 26px;" class="Style161">Ed Fong's CLASSIC J-Pole Antennas</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_25" style="left:317px;top:1344px;width:340px;height:137px;z-index:25;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style192">NOT </span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style162">"high-gain" by any means ... but </span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style193">EVERY</span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style162"> ham working 2m/70cm should build and enjoy a J-Pole! (g)&nbsp;&nbsp;Ed's </span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="linkStyle_194"><a href="ewExternalFiles/FONG-DBJ1.pdf" class="linkStyle_194">DBJ1</a></span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style162"> is encapsulated in PVC pipe. And his </span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="linkStyle_194"><a href="ewExternalFiles/FONG-DBJ2.pdf" class="linkStyle_194">DBJ2</a></span><span style="line-height: 25.27px;" class="Style162"> is the "roll-up" is made out of 300-ohm twin lead antenna wire.</span></p></div></div></div><div class="shape_26" style="left:0;top:1540px;width:100%;min-width:1000px;height:418px;z-index:26;position: absolute;"></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_27" style="left:0px;top:1532px;width:999px;height:113px;z-index:27;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 30px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 53px;" class="Style30">&nbsp;&nbsp;NOTES ...</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_28" style="left:1px;top:1666px;width:85px;height:85px;z-index:28;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 25px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para5"><span style="line-height: 36px;" class="Style31">1</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_29" style="left:1px;top:1818px;width:85px;height:85px;z-index:29;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 25px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para5"><span style="line-height: 36px;" class="Style31">3</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_30" style="left:107px;top:1655px;width:336px;height:33px;z-index:30;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 22px;" class="Style114">Full-duplex operations</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_31" style="left:107px;top:1682px;width:336px;height:130px;z-index:31;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="Style197">Although preferable to work satellites in full-duplex mode - defined as being able to hear the downlink as you key your mic - it is not absolutely mandatory.&nbsp;&nbsp;Just listen and wait for a break in the action!</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_32" style="left:107px;top:1806px;width:336px;height:33px;z-index:32;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 22px;" class="Style114">
1Reception ...</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_33" style="left:107px;top:1840px;width:336px;height:77px;z-index:33;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 20px;" class="Style197">You will hear the strong 2M downlinks from the satellites and the ISS with stock antennas ... But you really need some gain to access them!</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_34" style="left:558px;top:1666px;width:85px;height:85px;z-index:34;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 25px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para5"><span style="line-height: 36px;" class="Style31">2</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_35" style="left:558px;top:1818px;width:85px;height:85px;z-index:35;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 25px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para5"><span style="line-height: 36px;" class="Style31">4</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><a href="index.html" data-linkuuid="F498A73AC3284CBE9C9BEAB49153340E" class="outerlink"><div class="shape_36" style="left:664px;top:1655px;width:336px;height:33px;z-index:36;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 22px;" class="Style114">Arrow Antenna MODS&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></p></div></div></a></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_37" style="left:664px;top:1689px;width:336px;height:99px;z-index:37;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="linkStyle_198"><a href="mods1.html" data-linkuuid="2774EDDFB4EC46FD8A11F4B89A8C478F" class="linkStyle_198">First mod</a></span><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="Style197"> - adding an ergonomic handle. </span></p><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="linkStyle_198"><a href="http://k6lcs.com/Photos/Photos.html" class="linkStyle_198">Second mod</a></span><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="Style197"> - a "tray" for your HT on the handle end of the boom. </span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_38" style="left:664px;top:1805px;width:336px;height:33px;z-index:38;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 22px;" class="linkStyle_201"><a href="my_gear.html" data-linkuuid="07406B3F0B844344B578270F589F9186" class="linkStyle_201">Arrow -or- Elk?</a></span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_39" style="left:664px;top:1839px;width:336px;height:99px;z-index:39;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para32"><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="Style197">Either is a great investment. Some Internet "myths" debunked in </span><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="linkStyle_204"><a href="my_gear.html" data-linkuuid="07406B3F0B844344B578270F589F9186" class="linkStyle_204">this article</a></span><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="Style197">.</span><span style="line-height: 24px;" class="linkStyle_207"><a href="my_gear.html" data-linkuuid="07406B3F0B844344B578270F589F9186" class="linkStyle_207"> </a></span></p></div></div></div><div class="shape_40" style="left:0;top:1953px;width:100%;min-width:1000px;height:445px;z-index:40;position: absolute;"></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_41" style="left:0px;top:1959px;width:999px;height:113px;z-index:41;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 30px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para1"><span style="line-height: 53px;" class="Style44">&nbsp;&nbsp;ARTICLES</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><a href="ewExternalFiles/PW-062020.pdf" class="outerlink"><div class="shape_42" style="left:61px;top:2080px;width:256px;height:129px;z-index:42;position: absolute;">
1<img src="images/antennas/Screen Shot 2020-06-15 at 3.50.21 PM.jpg" height="129" width="256" ></div></a></div><div style="position:relative"><a href="ewExternalFiles/CQ-MAY-12-SAT.pdf" class="outerlink"><div class="shape_43" style="left:372px;top:2080px;width:256px;height:129px;z-index:43;position: absolute;"><img src="images/antennas/cq-logo.jpeg" height="129" width="256" ></div></a></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_44" style="left:683px;top:2080px;width:256px;height:129px;z-index:44;position: absolute;"><img src="images/antennas/qst-logo.jpeg" height="129" width="256" ></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_45" style="left:62px;top:2230px;width:252px;height:38px;z-index:45;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para23"><span style="line-height: 27px;" class="Style116">Daimon Tilley G4USI</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_46" style="left:62px;top:2273px;width:252px;height:116px;z-index:46;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para23"><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="Style210">Daimon cited our sitein the </span><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="linkStyle_211"><a href="ewExternalFiles/PW-062020.pdf" class="linkStyle_211">June, 2020 issue of Practical Wireless&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></span><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="Style210">magazine. Click here for a copy!</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_47" style="left:373px;top:2230px;width:252px;height:38px;z-index:47;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para23"><span style="line-height: 27px;" class="Style116">Clint Bradford, K6LCS</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_48" style="left:373px;top:2273px;width:252px;height:116px;z-index:48;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para23"><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="Style210">CQ Amateur Radio published my satellite tutorial in the </span><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="linkStyle_211"><a href="ewExternalFiles/CQ-MAY-12-SAT.pdf" class="linkStyle_211">May, 2012 Special Dayton</a></span><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="Style210"> issue.</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_49" style="left:684px;top:2230px;width:252px;height:38px;z-index:49;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para23"><span style="line-height: 27px;" class="Style116">Doug Cook KD5PDN</span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_50" style="left:684px;top:2273px;width:252px;height:124px;z-index:50;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p class="para23"><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="Style210">Doug wrote two great articles on working the ISS: One article&nbsp;&nbsp;using a </span><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="linkStyle_211"><a href="ewExternalFiles/QRP-ISS.pdf" class="linkStyle_211">tape measure beam</a></span><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="Style210">, the other using an </span><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="linkStyle_211"><a href="ewExternalFiles/QST-10-2013b.pdf" class="linkStyle_211">antenna made out of barbed wire</a></span><span style="line-height: 22.8px;" class="Style210">! </span></p></div></div></div><div style="position:relative"><div class="shape_51" style="left:664px;top:992px;width:326px;height:421px;z-index:51;position: absolute;"><div class="paraWrap" style="padding: 0px 2.16px 0px 2.16px; "><p style="font-size: 0; text-align:center; padding-bottom:11px; margin-top:0px; padding-top:0px;" class="linkStyle_214"><span style="line-height:2px;"><br></span></p><span style="line-height: 2px;" class="linkStyle_217"><a href="iss-062814.html" data-linkuuid="1A3DE153E4E44B48A993A5B13B2A8456" class="linkStyle_217">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</a></span>
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