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Old 06-09-2002   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Diversity antennas

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Originally posted by Mother
The biggest problem with panel arrays is distortion of the signal arriving at the card due to time delays.

If you were to place two antennas on each of the card's connectors, you should keep cable lengths the same, connectors really tidy, etc.
Yep, I've been doing some more research and looking at the literature from amateur satellites, tuning is crucial. I'll probably put this project on hold, until I understand microwaves and figure out how to test antennas.
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