Making_Patch_Antenna
Photos by Ed Cabic
4/12/2003

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Jon & Art view patch antennas & downcoverter units Jon & Art with patch antenna unit held next to aluminum rod Art & Bernie view aluminum rod positioned on parabolic dish
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Art holding patch antenna & downconverter against aluminum rod on dish Art adding cross bracket to patch antenna support Cross backet secured to parabolic dish
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Art taping the downconverter to the support attached to the dish by straps More taping Patch antenna mounted in final form
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Jon & Art mount AO-40 antenna to the boom Art tightening the antenna clamp to the boom More adjustment of the AO-40 antenna position
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Art bringing the cable from the back of the dish to the downconverter After taping the antenna cable to the mast AO-40 antenna mounted on boom and cable taped to mast