Hi Chris; There were a number of XL-DC produced with 12vdc antenna power and should be marked near the connector. There are also some marked "Down converter required". Other then then those the 58532A is a great choice andf sold under a number of names such as VIC-100, the Lucent antennas are also nice. The lucent are available in three gains 20, 26, 40 dB version. Most are the 26dB version and are a great product. Placement can be important, and although you could use indoors it will perform best as low as possible with a full view of the sky. (Low to avoid terrestrial interference).
Thomas Knox > Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:50:02 +0200 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] XL-DC Antenna Requirements > > The XL-DC is a 6 channels receiver, so no other benefit other than a > greater probability to see constantly 6 satellites is gained from 24 to 32 > satellites constellation. > > On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Chris Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > All, > > > > Though somewhat outmoded, looking forward to starting my own time shop > > with two XL-DC controllers that I have been lucky enough to pick up > > recently. > > > > My question: Do I really need to invest in the likes of the HP 58532A > > antennae, or will my surplus Trimble magnetic antennae -- magnetically > > attached to a random ferrous backplane -- do? > > > > I guess what I am really asking: what are the relevant antenna design > > requirements here, and does the advent of as 32-satellite-constellation > > have any effect upon the antenna choice (i.e. design downgrade) for the > > TrueTime XL-DC? > > > > -CH > > > > Chris Hoffman > > [email protected] > > http://ar.ctur.us > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -CH > > > > Chris Hoffman > > [email protected] > > http://ar.ctur.us > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.
