Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-28 Thread Attila Kinali
On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:38:42 -0700 Bob Stewart b...@evoria.net wrote: Given that my antenna is just a puck at the peak of the attic (never got around to adding the DIY choke-ring) A choke ring will not help you much in the attic. You already have lots of reflecting and refracting

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-28 Thread Bob Stewart
time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:15 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy? On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:38:42 -0700 Bob Stewart b...@evoria.net wrote:   Given that my antenna is just a puck at the peak of the attic (never got

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-28 Thread Attila Kinali
On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 06:30:14 -0700 Bob Stewart b...@evoria.net wrote: Is wood, nails, and asphalt shingle really that big of a problem at these frequencies?  The antenna is within 2 ft of the highest point of the roof. Consider this: A lot of people complain about the reflections caused by

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-28 Thread Dave M
Attila Kinali wrote: On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 06:30:14 -0700 Bob Stewart b...@evoria.net wrote: Is wood, nails, and asphalt shingle really that big of a problem at these frequencies? The antenna is within 2 ft of the highest point of the roof. Consider this: A lot of people complain about the

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-28 Thread Attila Kinali
On Thu, 28 Aug 2014 09:21:51 -0500 Dave M dgmin...@mediacombb.net wrote: How far above the metal roof should I mount the antenna so reflections will be minimized, at least to the point of diminishing returns? I've been told, that 2m is ok. Sorry, i don't have any hard numbers. The antenna

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-28 Thread Bob Camp
Stewart b...@evoria.net; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:15 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy? On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:38:42 -0700 Bob Stewart b...@evoria.net wrote: Given that my antenna

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-28 Thread Chris Albertson
From: Attila Kinali att...@kinali.ch To: Bob Stewart b...@evoria.net; Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:15 AM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy? On Sat, 23 Aug 2014 16:38:42 -0700 Bob Stewart

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-25 Thread Henry Hallam
I would call that done. Henry On Sat, Aug 23, 2014 at 4:38 PM, Bob Stewart b...@evoria.net wrote: I've had the LEA-6T sitting in survey-in mode for about 17 hours, and at this point, the u-center software says that the Mean 3D Std Dev is 0.109 meters. Given that my antenna is just a puck

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-25 Thread Bob Camp
Hi There are some periodic errors in GPS that only get averaged in after a = 48 hour survey. It’s not so much a specific error level in meters as much as averaging in all the “issues”. Bob On Aug 23, 2014, at 7:38 PM, Bob Stewart b...@evoria.net wrote: I've had the LEA-6T sitting in

Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-25 Thread Bob Stewart
@febo.com Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy? Hi There are some periodic errors in GPS that only get averaged in after a = 48 hour survey. It’s not so much a specific error level in meters as much as averaging in all the “issues”. Bob

[time-nuts] Practical Survey-In Accuracy?

2014-08-23 Thread Bob Stewart
I've had the LEA-6T sitting in survey-in mode for about 17 hours, and at this point, the u-center software says that the Mean 3D Std Dev is 0.109 meters.  Given that my antenna is just a puck at the peak of the attic (never got around to adding the DIY choke-ring), has this reached the silly