In article <%2st2kd...@khar-pern.talamasca.ocis.net>, mich...@talamasca.ocis.net says... > > On Sun, 18 Oct 2009, Unruh wrote: > > The antenna on a gps receiver is NOT directional and has no idea what > > direction the signal came from. It will receive signals from any direction. > > Still, since the noise comes from the side or below and the signal comes > from above you could improve the reception by having the antenna located > high up and above some shielding. > > Also, GPS's greatest weakness - the fact that it doesn't penetrate > buildings very well, forcing you to deploy an outdoor antenna - becomes a > strength here. Most computers are in buildings, and any GPS-band > interference will be trapped inside. > > So unless you are trying to get GPS reception indoors, and the noisy > computer is your own, you are in much better shape than the WWV or WWVB > clients. They often have to deal with interference sources that are > between them and the transmitter they want. > > ---- Michael Deutschmann <mich...@talamasca.ocis.net>
Make sure you dont conduct QRM out of the building up the signal/power lead. 1.5GHz can go places, often where you don't want! DJB _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
