[time-nuts] Upgrading possibilities for more accurate, precise stable mark ii

[Jack Hudler]

Sorry for the late reply. didn't see this until now.

Seeing only one part of the sky is not an issue for time keeping at the
accuracy you wanted.

I would worry about animals harming my DirecTV or 58532A GPS antenna, when
they were the size of a condor or had teeth like a beaver. Were such animals
around, you'd have other problems to worry about.

I never hung the antenna on or over any part of the apartment. A 5 gallon
bucket and filled with a couple of bags concrete, drive in and level a
galvanized pole, and let it set. Weighs about 160 lbs when all done, and
goes with me or the dumpster when I move. If they don't like that, start
quoting them FCC regulations.

Jack

-----Original Message-----
From: time-nuts-bounces at febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-bounces at febo.com] On
Behalf Of Ronald Held
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:17 PM
To: time-nuts at febo.com
Subject: Re: [time-nuts] time-nuts Digest, Vol 41, Issue 57

i thought of tha balcony option. The balcony as an overhang which
effectively blots out the other half of ths sky not covered by the
building. I cannot hang any antenna over the railing or on it(in my
lease and enofrce;I asked), plus there are birds and squirrels which
would get into it.
Any other suggestions?



> Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:25:14 -0600
> From: "Jack Hudler" <jack at hudler.org>
> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Upgrading possibilities for more accurate,
>        precise  stable mark ii
> To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'"
>        <time-nuts at febo.com>
> Message-ID: <020301c83f93$462f0c50$d28d24f0$@org>
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> If you have a porch or balcony, just drilled a 1/4 inch hole through the
> edge of the sliding door frame to handle an external antenna. Hide the
wire
> in the carpet edge or behind the baseboard.
> When you leave just caulk up the holes and no one's the wiser. Most of the
> time (well the ones I lived in) apartments have touch up paint kits (or
the
> paint codes at the local big box) so you can fill nail holes and such for
> move out.
>
> I did this at four different apartments and no one ever found it, or if
they
> did, didn't care. Most of the time I drilled three holes for coaxial
cables
> to DirecTV and 58532A GPS antenna mounted on the back of the DirecTV
antenna
> (Note: I never used the thin flat strip to run coax through the door there
> was too much static build up. That being said; it is still a viable option
> for GPS or DirecTV).
>
>
>
>

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