Subj : Re: Moon bounce
To   : alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf
From : Roger
Date : Mon Oct 17 2005 22:19:36

From Newsgroup: alt.ham-radio.vhf-uhf

On 17 Oct 2005 13:16:54 -0700, "an old friend" <kb9rqz@yahoo.com>
wrote:

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>> > Also a lot of what I have read talks about using
>> >2M to do the moon bounce, wouldn't a higher frequency work better?
>>
>> Yes, 432 and higher can help make the antennas smaller but then
>> you run into feedline losses and getting low noise recievers.   So
>> there are conflicting tradeoffs.

You also run into higher atmospheric absorption.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>> 
>> Allison
>> KB!GMX

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