Hmmm nat hist. Makes for a good challenge. I was successful in the Navy at hiding antennas on the ships mast and barracks. Suspect I could have had a bit more trouble as I think about it these days. Regards Paul
On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 8:31 PM, Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > Paul, > > I believe I read in an earlier post that someone was using one of these > with a Tbolt, which is 5 volts to the antenna. Hope I'm not mistaken! I > didn't hear any rattles when I shook the unit so I'm keeping my fingers > crossed. They do appear to be pretty rugged so I'm hoping for the best. The > reply from the seller ignored my poor packing complaint and said "this is > used, it can not all are the same. our guaranteed is you can ask for refund > if it can not works." I assume they have a boatload of them bought very > cheaply and they are playing the odds that they will make more from > replacing a few that don't survive shipping than they would if they spent a > bit more on packing material for all shipments. > > We live in a National Historic District so no outdoor antennas here. My > antennas are in the attic above the third floor, putting them about 40 ft > AGL. So far the shingled roof hasn't been a major obstacle and the GPS > antennas are above the HVAC ductwork. I'll see if there's any difference > between this antenna and the HP that's on the Z3816 now. > > 73, > Steve > WB0DBS > > > On Apr 13, 2012, at 1:52 PM, paul swed <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Steve will be interesting to hear how it goes. Thats a reasonable price > it > > seems and the antenna looks like it could handle abuse pretty well. Any > > idea if its a 5 volt unit or actually any other detail? > > Regards > > Paul > > WB8TSL > > > > On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Steve Krull <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> Just got mine, from "Just_for_survive" on eBay. Poorest packing job I've > >> ever seen for an international package. Three wraps of newsprint and a > thin > >> padded envelope. I'll know this weekend if its operational. > >> > >> Steve > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 10, 2012 at 11:14 PM, Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R wrote: > >> > >> My Lucent antenna arrived today. I scrounged some adapters > >>> and connected it to my Thunderbolt. Two birds were visible > >>> with AMU > 4 when I held the antenna. My Droid 3 could not > >>> see any birds through the wet roof. > >>> > >>> The unit has some dings and scrapes but no visible corrosion. > >>> > >>> I am tempted to take it apart but don't wish to break a unit > >>> which seems to be working well. > >>> > >>> Has anyone compared this antenna with the mushroom that > >>> came from China with the used Thunderbolts??? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R [email protected] www.omen.com > >>> Developer of Industrial ZMODEM(Tm) for Embedded Applications > >>> Omen Technology Inc "The High Reliability Software" > >>> 10255 NW Old Cornelius Pass Portland OR 97231 503-614-0430 > >>> > >>> > >>> ______________________________**_________________ > >>> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > >>> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/** > >>> mailman/listinfo/time-nuts< > 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< > 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. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
