> On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 2:50 PM, <b...@lysator.liu.se> wrote: > >> ... 3m >> of antenna cable is no problem. Antenna position is more important than >> the exact type of antenna. I'd rather have a decent antenna at a very >> good >> site, than a very good antenna at a slightly worse antenna site > > > > 3M is trivial. 30M will work fine too. > > I agree about the location really mattering more than anything else. What > I did was drill a 2" hole through the roof up from the attic and push a 10 > foot gallanvised iron plumbing pipe up. The antenna sits on thop ithe > pipe and is higher then the roof top ridge and then the cable go down the > center of the pipe. I pipe flange on top of the pipe makes a perfect > mounting platform. I used a timing antenna comes inside a white pointed > plastic radome. These sell for just under $30 on eBay. Maybe it is > coincidence or not but the four holes pin the standard pipe flange match > up > with the four holes in the bottom of my antenna and there is enough room > inside the hole in the center for an "N" connector. It is worth getting > the antenna "done right" because it is the most important part of the > entire system. Those dome type antenna are worth it. the shape is > designed to shed both bird poop, and snow. Birds can be an issue with a > flat top antenna, no snow here. > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California
The Trimble Bullit antenna has a 1" thread that will mate with a plumbing pipe directly. The F-connector will fit through it. Be a bit careful, since the pipe will have conical threads you might break the antenna if using to much force. -- Björn _______________________________________________ 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.