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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ronald Held Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:17 PM To: [email protected] 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Upgrading possibilities for more accurate, > precise stable mark ii > To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > 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). > > > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
