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Hi Alex. We printed your 45 deg mount, and are going to use an Alaskan Arrow antenna with it. I'm going to try to use a PVC (Schedule 40) cross boom as the Alaskan is longer/heavier, so I'd like to have it balanced. Hope I can fit the mount inside a 1in (Inside diameter) PVC pipe. Haven't gotten that yet. For now, not going to have RHCP but will look into how you did yours.

What a cool idea, I'm a little wary of those CF PETG mounts due to the leverage on them, careful in windy conditions. Best part about 3D printing is you can easily make spares

Hi Alex, Great video, I am considering building a K3NG antenna positioner but instead of using traditional antenna rotators with potentiometer feedback I want to use mems magnetometer and accelerometers for position feedback which the K3NG software does support. I wonder if you have an opinion on the viability of using this type of position feedback, in particular the angular accuracy of these devices.

Fine business, Alex. Keep up the great work. You're inspiring casual viewers to pursue another facet of amateur radio. Congratulations on your wonderful accimplishments. 73 N2YIB

Great video .i wish I had friends that gave away 2 x£350 worth of preamps.

The phasing kits look good but using BNC plugs….uggg.

Great Video ! Can you with dual Arrow Antennas receive signals from Lunar Workers in the near future ? The Tech to return to the moon to stay, can take US and the world to Mars and beyond ! tjl

keep it up

I LITERALLY just bought one of the Arrow antennas to use for Field Day! 🙂 - And like you, I've beem running fixed polarization (vertical in my case) for satellite operation, with the resultant fading issues you mentioned, so I'm VERY interested in seeing how your project turns out, I may do the same! 73, Tom WA1LBK

"🚫 no whining" haha like this sign!

Thanks Alex, really interesting video. I've dabbled with satellites with a fixed white stick antenna and managed to work a few passes using an FT-847 with Doppler control via the PC. I have an antenna interface for the Yaesu AZ/EZ mount but need to spend a little more time thinking about antennae but I really like what you have set up here with the polarisation options and the harnesses. It has been.a slow burner project - it got rudely interrupted by a project to set up for the QO-100 geostationary satellite which has been good fun, but I can feel the LEO satellite itch returning! Good luck with the field day, hope you manage to post some footage :) 73 de M0SNR

You did just what I want to do

Congrats on a very nice design and setup- recently started playing with SATS here extremely minimal setup, you have given me a couple ideals to try with antennas-

Alex, great job putting this together. I've been wanting to modify Arrow antennas much as you did for a few years. Some questions. 1) does it make any difference whether you drill the holes in front of the existing cross beams or behind? 2) I'm assuming you made a 90 degree phasing harness; any specific plan you used? 3) any unique problems you experienced reconfiguring the Arrow antennas? Thanks & 73! Jeff, WK3U

I'm putting together a g5500 right now and the EL moves with just finger pressure...is this normal? The az is locked solid but even mild back pressure from the cables causes it to move.

You need a SAT tracker

Need to explain about the phasing of the ant

Showoff 😂

Many of us here participated in the SSTV event a few months back. It was quite fun and the whole WhatsApp group was filled with SSTV images for a couple of days. I used my IC2730, homebrew Moxon Yagi and Robot36 app in an Android phone. 73 de Jon, VU2JO.

Hello congratulations about your new contraction so we waiting for next video with results! De SV4IMN

Incredible piece of work! You got me jealous. VA3 ICH (Toronto)

Congratulations on this very interesting project. I'm looking forward to the second part. 😀 vy 73 de Andreas, dl5lc

Hi Alex, Chris here HS0ZJB I am thinking about getting into the satellite scene, I noticed this post is 10months old now how are you getting on with is system today (I may copy your idea's) tks

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Excellent? Where you using a circular polarization for this contact? I was thinking about building with just a circular polarization rather than switchable or fixed horizontal/vertical with a switch as some do. Have you ended up just using one setting over the others since yours is switchable? is circular the way to go for satellite to avoid switching?

Hello Alex, Thanks for sharing.

Alex! I was skipping around looking at videos about doubling up on Arrows on the same boom, and guess who I heard loud and clear as your first QSO with your X-pol pair? ME!!! I'm gonna email you and get a convo going, I'm setting up a mobile unit somewhat based on AG7NR's outstanding unit, but I have a pair of Arrows I want to mod, so thanks! 73's de Chris W7BMD

Congratulations on the first contact! And that ladder trick is actually very nice! 😁👍

Hi, i would recommend a counter balance weight on the antenna motor shaft! And a slow start stop function on the motor! This will increase the lifespan of the motor and gears a lot!! 😉👍 And it will also make it go a lot more smoother and more accurate!😁

I desperately need part three 😂 … please

If I understand this correctly, are you using a satellite as a repeater station ? How far away was your first contact. Dont have my ham licence yet, but currently studying.

Thanks Alex. Rich VE1RPX

Great build & setup, congratulations, 73 de iz3qvb

Great video! Lots of great info.. Do you have a write up on the project? Wondering if you jotted down a bill of materials and such? I have the “Alaskan” Arrow and was thinking of buying a second and doing the mods to make one for UHF & the other for VHF, like yours. :)

What a great project. Looks like you're a very technically skilled person. Enjoyed the 2 videos about this project a lot.

Hi Alex, thank you for sharing your adventures in this fantastic hobby. It's inspiring and so good to see. Keep it up.

Please increase volume! I am using microphone preamp, following guitar amplifier following another power amplifier... in order to be able to hear your voice.

That's a great station Alex. Congratulations! de W2MSA

I will be using a Computerized GOTO Tripod & Mount used for telscopes to achieve what you are working towards. With load capacities between 20-45 pounds they are ample for the task. And are already computer controlled.

Excellent work!

How are you balancing the weight of your antennas? Looks like most of the weight is towards the front. I like the use of a ladder as a tripod. Do you think you will build a case for the original rotator equipment and to include all the new stuff?

Now that I see it again (as you are moving it around), I think I misjudged the sizes and what you have looks right to me now. 73 Tom kC3QAC

You know more about this than I do Alex, but to me your 2m elements look reversed. Shouldn’t the reflector be larger than both the director and the driven element? To my eye, your director looks larger. 73 Tom KC3QAC

I use the Fox Delta rotor controller. It works well except that the Yaesu wiring diagram has the wiring on AZis backward

Great work. I will check out your other videos. I would like to do some satellite work but at least for now it would have to be portable work. 73 KY4K

Great video and build!

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Great setup

Beautiful.