Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-05 Thread Jim Lux
On 6/4/12 10:44 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Hal Murrayhmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: What is the significance of the pointy tops of the long skinny antennas? Guessing. Terminates the end of the conductor to prevent a discontinuity and reflection more

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-05 Thread Attila Kinali
On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 23:11:14 -0700 Jim Lux jim...@earthlink.net wrote: On 6/4/12 10:44 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Hal Murrayhmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: What is the significance of the pointy tops of the long skinny antennas? Guessing. Terminates

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-05 Thread Brooke Clarke
Hi: I've used an L band amplifier and a passive GPS receive antenna as the transmitting antenna to make a GPS repeater. It was feed from an outside GPS antenna. This allowed having a number of hand held GPS receivers sitting side by side working inside. Have Fun, Brooke Clarke

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-04 Thread Tom Van Baak
David, One of these two photos is correct (odd isn't it)... http://www.ausairpower.net/Block-IIR-M-SV-1S.jpg http://www.ausairpower.net/Block-IIR-M-SV-2S.jpg Maybe these break the tie: http://www.spacemankind.com/images/ms/20090817-lockheed-gps-iir-lr.jpg

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-04 Thread Max Robinson
] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer This is not exactly a time related question, but I'm sure the subject must be of interest to time-nuts using GPS. If one transmits from an antenna such as a helical one, RHCP, can the same antenna be used for reception, or does

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-04 Thread Dave Martindale
Well, they could be consistent. Most of those photos show only two sizes of helix-type antennas. The larger diameter (probably lower frequency) are quadrifilar helix designs, and they are uniformly left hand thread helixes. (I assume that everyone agrees on what a left-hand thread looks like,

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-04 Thread Magnus Danielson
On 05/06/12 04:51, Dave Martindale wrote: Well, they could be consistent. Most of those photos show only two sizes of helix-type antennas. The larger diameter (probably lower frequency) are quadrifilar helix designs, and they are uniformly left hand thread helixes. (I assume that everyone

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-04 Thread Hal Murray
t...@leapsecond.com said: http://www.ausairpower.net/Block-IIR-M-SV-1S.jpg What is the significance of the pointy tops of the long skinny antennas? How about the collars at the base of them? -- These are my opinions. I hate spam. ___

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-04 Thread David J Taylor
Slightly off-topic, the first time I was aware of polarisation error was during the very first trans-Atlantic TV tests. On the first night, signals were fine in France (who had a copy of the US antenna), but poor in the UK who had designed and built their own antenna). UK changed

Re: [time-nuts] Antenna question about RHCP/LHCP I'm sure a time-nutcan answer

2012-06-04 Thread Chris Albertson
On Mon, Jun 4, 2012 at 10:18 PM, Hal Murray hmur...@megapathdsl.net wrote: What is the significance of the pointy tops of the long skinny antennas? Guessing. Terminates the end of the conductor to prevent a discontinuity and reflection How about the collars at the base of them? Another