Re: [amsat-bb] Experience with K3TZ patch -> updated webpage

[K5OE@xxxxxxx]

I did a direct comparison to a helix feed about 6 weeks ago and reported it 
here on the BB then.  I threw together a quick page with some pictures to 
show what I did:
http://home.swbell.net/k5oe/K3TZ_patch/K3TZ_patch.htm

It took me about 2 hours start to finish, including a trip to the hardware 
store and testing.
73,
Jerry, K5OE


avollhar@physik.unizh.ch writes:

> Hi Fred and all the others!
>  Thank you all for your comments and replies. Domenico, I8CVS and Fred,
>  W0FMS stated, that a clear comparison between the G3RUH and the K3TZ
>  design is only possible if you mount them both in a 2 ft. dish for similar
>  boundary conditions.. and you are absolutely right. For two reasons, I
>  started nevertheless with the RHCP non-dish version of the patch:
>  
>  1. I witnessed a bare patch reception at the workshop in Marburg last
>  November and wanted to make the experience myself.. sat RX with an antenna
>  no bigger than a small plate. You really don't believe it unless you try
>  it yourself!
>  
>  2. As I said, from idea to patch,there were less than 24 hours.. in fact,
>  as soon as I soldered the patch onto the BNC pin I ran outside for the
>  reception tests.. as you seen on the side view photo, I didn't even had
>  time to glue in those 3mm spacers under the patch. As I knew I would run
>  short of time, I decided to build a RHCP patch and save the time for
>  constructing a patch mount.. although this will take me another hour only.
>  
>  Thank you again for your feedback. The patch mount is next on my list, you
>  can be assured..hi!
>  
>  73s Achim, DH2VA
>  
>  On Mon, 18 Feb 2002, Frederick M. Spinner wrote:
>  
>  > If you mount this to a feed of a dish, let us know the results.  I'm 
>  > interested in "how much better" a G3RUH patch is than the K3TZ "cropped 
>  > corner" type.  The bare patch to G3RUH/dish comparison is unfortunately 
> like 
>  > an apples to oranges comparison.
>  > 
>  > Fred W0FMS
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > >From: Achim Vollhardt <avollhar@physik.unizh.ch>
>  > >To: AMSAT Bulletin Board <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
>  > >Subject: [amsat-bb] Experience with K3TZ patch -> updated webpage
>  > >Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 17:11:10 +0100
>  > >
>  > >Hi all,
>  > >last weekend I built the K3TZ patch and made some tests with it
>  > >receiving AO-40.. This patch looks really good!! I compared the plain
>  > >patch with a G3RUH patch in a 2ft dish and lost only signal from S9+ to
>  > >S5 (with noise floor being S1). Telemetry copy was solid, SSB contacts
>  > >were close to being copyable... with the patch only!!
>  > >
>  > >See my updated webpage for some photos (all the way down on the page):
>  > >
>  > >http://gulp.physik.unizh.ch/ao40
>  > >
>  > >
>  > >Try it out yourself, easy to build and great performance.
>  > >Many thanks to Tim, K3TZ for this design!
>  > >
>  > >73s Achim, DH2VA
>  
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