Could be. They sell a aluminum mounting rod for use with a magnetic base which mates with the unit perfectly, so I sorta assumed it was intentional. Tapering helps prevents over tightening / over extension which could damage the casing.
Denny > On Aug 30, 2019, at 10:49, Bryan _ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Or a mfg. defect and thus why on the surplus market. > > -=Bryan=- > > ________________________________ > From: time-nuts <[email protected]> on behalf of Denny Page > via time-nuts <[email protected]> > Sent: August 29, 2019 7:39 PM > To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement > <[email protected]> > Cc: Denny Page <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] GPS Antennas > > I think several people have run into that issue, including myself. It seems > designed for a slightly tapered rod. Easy to fix with the right tool. > > Denny > >> On Aug 29, 2019, at 16:41, Ben Hall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Only issue with mine was that the thread wasn't fully cut, so I modified an >> old taper tap to be a bottoming tap with the bench grinder and finished >> tapping the hole to the bottom. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
