Hello all,
my current UHF antenna setup for station 858 in Stockholm/Sweden is far from optimal. I have a very bad QTH for UHF and I have tried several types of omnidirectional antennas for UHF without any success.
At the moment I have two stacked Yagis (H polarization) at two different directions - this only gives decodes from the strongest UHF downlinks.
My plan is to convert the yagis to circular polarization and point it to one direction.
My question to the community is - where should I point the antennas, to the south, west or to the east? (North is not an option because of large hills).
I’m the same as you, Lars @SM0TGU . Although my blind area is 215’ thru 020’, for the same geological intruders.
I’d try both South and Zenith and choose the better for your own particular purpose.
Each have their benefits, dependent upon which satellites you’re tracking.
I’m hoping to acquire and install an EL/AZ rotator in the spring with a pair of VHF/UHF crossed dipoles. May even stretch to a quad setup.
Happy hunting and good SatNOGS.
73
Thank you @m0roj
My SatNOGS station is active to support the community with a station in Sweden, so the community will decide the antenna direction Now it seems it will be to the south.
Now it seems it will be to the south.