ml wrote in :

In article rZRBg.8608$l95.2822@trnddc08,
"Jerry Martes" wrote:

"ml" wrote in message
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In article 6qHBg.9394$qw5.7976@trnddc06,
"Jerry Martes" wrote:

"ml" wrote in message
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Someone asked if i was referring to amateur sat's, yes i was
referring to the amateur sats exclusivly

my question remains, so if i must loose one compass direction what
should it be?

thanks

Hi ml

The least valuable compass direction for you is either East or
West, if
the satellites are Polar Orbiting Satellites.

Jerry

SNIP SNIP

thanks very much, being a real newbie i have to ask one quick one

so are 'most' of the sat's polar orbiting?

Hi ml

I thought all the amateur satellites were polar orbiting. But, I
really
am not sure. Perhaps you could Google then download Orbitron. That
site will show you all the satellites and their location as well as
their path prediction.

I'd strongly recomend your contacting the AMSAT group. There are
some
very well informed guys there.

I mentioned that you might be willing to let your building shadow
either
East or West only because there will statistically fewer times when
satelites will be passing there. the majority of the passes will be
within a sector to your North-South. You will have to consider what
kind of communication you want. That is, if you are interested in
communicating with someone in Europe, and you are located in Florida,
you sure wouldnt want to block out satellites to your East. But,
if
you are in Maine, you may have little interest in communicating with
stations to your North.

Jerry

hmm the amsat idea was pretty good i guess i have a bunch of simple
questoints they could answer in a few seconds, apreciate again
everybodys help here i suddenly got bit by the sat bug so kinda
raw


See www.amsat.org

I'm a life member.

The best book to get for beginners is the ARRL's 'Satellite Experimenters
Handbook.'

Satellite antennas don't need to be high. Mine are at 20 feet, just high
enough to peek over the ridge line of the house when the satellite is on
the horizon.

As far as the compass direction question goes, what is your latitude, and
just how much blockage will you have in the direction you loose?

Satellites could be anywhere in the sky relative to your location if their
inclination is greater than your latitude.

73 & hope to hear you on the birds soon.


SC