On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Charles P. Steinmetz <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... Deployed in the same location, > they all give very similar signal reports from the Tbolt and track the same > number of satellites (remember, the Tbolt reports the carrier/noise ratio, > not raw signal strength, and c/n is closely correlated with the signal > environment at the antenna location unless an antenna has way too little > gain or a very noisy preamp). This suggests that they all have sufficient > gain and low enough noise to work properly with a Tbolt. That is what I think too. That location matters so much more than any other factor. Even a few feet difference matters. I see a difference between laying the antenna on the roof and placing it three feet above the roof on a pole. Where are you placing your antenna? I'm curious because you say the choke ring helps. Is it close to the ground, near a building? What might be the cause of the muiltipath that the choke ring is helping with Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ 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.
