[time-nuts] Spring cleaning and antenna placement

Joseph M Gwinn gwinn at raytheon.com
Mon Apr 13 19:06:58 UTC 2009


time-nuts-bounces at febo.com wrote on 04/13/2009 11:32:48 AM:

> brooke at pacific.net skrev:
> > Hi Magnus:
> > 
> > Why not just put the GPS antenna at the top of the existing TV mast?
> > http://www.prc68.com/I/Ant.shtml#SBant
> 
> It would be a little bit of a challenge... I think I have some 4-5 meter 

> of additional height, the tiling is slippery and then antenna rig is 
> kind of heavy, so it is not one of those things you do alone. At least I 

> don't do it alone... I'm not a well trained radio amateur and the 
> rooftop is not very well suited for elaborate exercises...
> 
> I sure would like to have things like safety-line when working up there. 

> I don't feel that safe up there.

I don't know what it costs in Sweden, but in the US one can hire roofers 
or antenna installers to do such things, and they have the equipment. 

How did the TV mast get on the roof?

Joe Gwinn



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