Where did you do troposcatter? I was a co-op student with AT&T and worked on their troposcatter system from Homestead, FL, to Nassau, Bahamas.
Joe -----Original Message----- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Steve Krull Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 8:06 PM To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Lucent 40 dB Antenna Too bad there wasn't an amateur radio allocation at 902 MHz in the early 1970's - the troposcatter stations I serviced would have been awesome - 2x 10Kw into paired 60' dishes, but no az or el control! 73, Steve On 4/13/2012 7:50 PM, paul swed wrote: > 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<steve-kr...@cox.net> 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<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. _______________________________________________ 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.