This
is the antenna that I used for 1296 MHz EME from
1982 to 2000 It is a 2.4 M dish with an F/D ratio
of 0.6, and utilises a W2IMU feedhorn for circular
polarisation
An Azimuth /
Elevation mount with motors driving threaded rods is
used, and fully automatic tracking of the Moon or Sun is
achieved using an old CBM 64 computer with a home made
interface and software
The RX pre amp is
mounted directly on the feed to minimise losses, and the
TX power is fed to the horn using LDF 5-50 Coaxial cable
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