Have a pair of HP 58532 GPS antennas mounted four feet apart on an outdoor mast that is below the horizon due to hills. Bought a 100 foot roll of RG-8U, cut it in half and attached N connectors to both ends. Physical distance from radio to antenna is about 40 feet, but I wanted identical lengths.
Lost one of them several years ago when lightning struck next door, about 100 feet away. The stroke split a one foot diameter oak and entered the neighbor's house via an outside floodlight. Damage to the house was minimal, but some stuff was fried. Lost another one this year in the Minneapolis cold snaps. At least the 3801 went into holdover and recovered during a brief thaw. But the cold came back and the signal went away again. It hasn't come back (in hold for 700 hours, about 10 seconds off) even though we had another warm spell. Any other lightning or low temp experiences out there? One day, I'll replace the 3801s with Lucent rubidium boxes, (last year's fad) soon as I get a round tuit - and a lot more data on the boxes. Bill Hawkins _______________________________________________ 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.
