Tape Measure Satellite Antenna

A video of KP4WK working through the Amateur Radio satellite AO-51 using a tape measure antenna is on YouTube.

It shows that simple antennas a few feet off the ground can work great on the sats.

The YouTube description reads

This is KP4WK working AO-51 using the tape measure antenna designed by WB2HOL. The video speaks for itself. I'm really impresed with the performance of this antenna. Enjoy !

Watch Satellite Fever KP4WK working AO51 with the tape measure antenna

WB2HOL Tape Measure Antenna
http://home.att.net/~jleggio/projects/rdf/tape_bm.htm

AO-51 Real Time Tracking (tick draw footprint):
http://www.n2yo.com/?s=28375

Getting started on Amateur Radio Satellites PDF
http://www.uk.amsat.org/content/view/408/168/

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