[Antennas] Spitnik Array.

Wed Sep 5 16:14:53 EDT 2007

 >> that would kinda make sense to me too,, a pair of phased inverted vee's
 >> 90 deg so it's circular or somewhat.
> Hi All,, with the 50th anniversary of spitnik coming up shortly. I 
> have been looking at that little sphere.

> And was wondering what the radiation pattern was from that thing.
> Anyone know?

 Crossed dipoles "V" or flat must have a 90 degree difference in feed line phase to be 
circularly polarized. If 1/2 wl over the reflective surface below it becomes circular 
pointing up.
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