F6GBQ - AO-40 K-band Equipment

F6GBQ - AO-40 K-band Equipment

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F6GBQ - Jean Michel Gabouriaud's Antennas

Left to right (top) UHF yagi, vertical, L-band yagi, VHF yagi

Left to right (bottom) K-band dish, S-band dish, X-band dish and C-band dish

His K-band antenna is a 0.80 dish with a penny feed. The angle of opening of his antenna is about 1.2/1.3 degrees and the gain is about 42db.

AO- 40 K-band RX

DB6NT transverter MKU24G + filter wave guide WR42 + MKU243W( kit 24ghz 3 x NE 32584C) RX + LO MKU12 (11952mhz).

Sun testing of AO-40 K-band equipment...

Updated: October 26, 2001

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