Hi The problem is that you can easily spend $10K proving to them that they can't enforce the silly rules….
Bob On Apr 13, 2012, at 8:49 PM, li...@lazygranch.com wrote: > Most of those no antenna rules can't be enforced. They can control the color > of the antenna. Yes, really. For example, CONUS, you can have any number of 1 > meter dishes. You might have to paint the dish. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve <steve-kr...@cox.net> > Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com > Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:31:16 > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement<time-nuts@febo.com> > Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > <time-nuts@febo.com> > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Lucent 40 dB Antenna > > 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 <paulsw...@gmail.com> 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 <steve-kr...@cox.net> 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 c...@omen.com 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 -- time-nuts@febo.com >>>> 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 -- time-nuts@febo.com >>> 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 -- time-nuts@febo.com >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
