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ONGOING DEBATE ABOUT WHETHER CIRCULAR POLARIZATION IS WORTH THE TROUBLE
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO WORK LEOS.  THE USE OF CIRCULAR POLARIZATION CAN MAKE A
DIFFERENCE IN WEAK SIGNAL CONDITIONS, BUT HAM LEOS ARE USUALLY NOT THAT
WEAK.  ON THE OTHER HAND, IT DID IMPROVE RECEPTION OF AO 40 WHEN THE BIRD
WAS HANGING OUT AT 48,000 KILOMETERS, BUT AO 40 WAS ALSO STABILIZED IT WAS
ALWAYS POINTING AT EARTH.  I KNOW THAT MANY TIMES I HAVE SEEN FOLKS IN THE
ARRL HEADQUARTERS PARKING LOT WITH A HANDHELD TRANSCEIVER AND ANTENNA LIKE
YOURS WORKING THROUGH THE MODE J SATELLITES THEY SEEM TO DO FINE, AND I
THINK THATS OFTEN THE ARRANGEMENT USED.  I WOULD GUESS THAT MUCH MORE
IMPORTANT THAN ANTENNA CONFIGURATION WOULD BE SELECTING PASSES THAT ARE
WELL ABOVE THE HORIZON AND THEN MAKING SURE YOU HAVE FIGURED THE AZIMUTH
CORRECTLY.  HAD A QUESTION ABOUT MY DISCUSSION ABOUT USING A SINGLE WIRE
ANTENNA TUNER TO TUNE ANTENNAS FED WITH BALANCED TRANSMISSION LINES SEE
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