The computer model shows 16 db of gain front to back.
I use a radio shack rotor for azimuth and on top of it I have an Alliance U100 turn sideways. This allows me to adjust elevation.
With the bit of a blunt pattern due to the last 2 directors being longer that they should be, it allows me to just be close and not dead on the bird.
I have made about 35 contacts with this antenna so far.
On the ssb birds you need a little more "umpt" so to say. This one is a winner and a keeper. The easy sats (FM) this is not needed. They are low in orbit.
What I like about the antenna is the simple feeding. Gamma matches are the easy match to build. Plus the 2 equal 75 ohm stub harness is no biggy to make.
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