On 2012-02-28, Chris Albertson <albertson.ch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is the coax connection water proof? Water can wick down a coax > line. What kind of connections are they? BNC is not water proof.
There is a bnc at the receiver end of the antenna wire. That is inside the building. The antenna and the junctionless line are outside. The antenna is supposed to be waterproof, but I put it into a plastic bag just to keep the rain off it. > I think you said a plastic bag was used. Then you'd have humidity > sealed in. When in the sun the water turns to vapor and can get > inside then it cools and the vapor condenses to water. Happens one > cycle per day. It is better to use an inverted jar that is open at > the bottom than a sealed bag. The best setup is to buy a real timing > antenna. These are 100% sealed and the connection between cable and > antenna is inside a 3/4" iron pipe. Such antenna are not > expensive, on eBay, under $30. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
