AO-40 Transmitter Antennas

This page is devoted to the antennas of the working transmitters on-board AO-40. The antennas shown here are "flight spares" identical to the antennas on-board the actual spacecraft.

Special thanks to Stan Wood, WA4NFY, Vice-President, Engineering AMSAT-NA

S Band (2.4 GHz) S2 Transmitter Helix Antenna

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K Band (24 GHz) Transmitter Horn Antenna

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Copyright  � 2001 Antonio Fern�ndez