Jason & Rob, When using suboptimal antenna siting, do not expect stellar GPS performance. Tracking satellites is good, but it says nothing about how bad multipath environment your antenna/receiver is subjected to.
-- Björn On Mon, March 19, 2007 19:12, Rob Kimberley said: > Jason, > > I'm using 4 VIC-100s inside, under a flat concrete roof in my single story > office. Tracking 8 satellites on each receiver module on both my CommSync > units. Each one connected to Rx via a coiled up 50 ft length of RG-59. > > Yours should work OK. What cable and what length are you planning on > using? > > Temp specs on my antennae are -40 to +85C operating which is typical for > this type of product. Don't think it gets that hot in Houston!! > > Cheers > > Rob K > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jason Rabel > Sent: 19 March 2007 17:56 > To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement' > Subject: [time-nuts] GPS Signal Strength Through Roof? > > I was planning on mounting one of those Lucent 26dB antennas in my attic, > and was wondering what the signal strength would be like through the > asphalt > shingles. If I do that then it's just pretty much a straight drop down the > wall into the computer room. Would that work (have acceptable signal > strength and be able to track multiple satellites), or should I just suck > it > up and mount it outside? > > I guess another thing I should look at is the temp specs, since attics get > pretty hot down here in Houston during the summer. > > Jason > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
