[time-nuts] Re: GPS antenna locations

2022-04-17 Thread N1BUG
On 4/17/22 13:08, Bob kb8tq wrote: The TBolt needs about 16 db in front of it to do a reasonable job. With a 30 db gain antenna and no splitters, that leaves you with about 14 db or so for cable and connector loss. Most of us accumulate multiple GPS gizmos. A 4 way splitter takes your 14 down to

[time-nuts] Re: GPS antenna locations

2022-04-17 Thread N1BUG
biggest concern as you go higher. Assuming all the heights are to the same reference, moving the antenna up 40 to 60’ should do the trick. Bob On Apr 16, 2022, at 2:05 PM, N1BUG wrote: Hello time nuts, I finally have my long awaited Trimble Thunderbolt up and running. I am not thrilled with the

[time-nuts] GPS antenna locations

2022-04-17 Thread N1BUG
power transmitting. There will at some point be a 10 GHz dish about 8 feet below the top of that mast. Any comments on these options? Is it good enough where it is? I am only using it as a 10 MHz reference now, but I may care about the 1 PPS later. Paul

[time-nuts] Re: Trimble Thunderbolt question

2022-04-11 Thread N1BUG
. If the traces on your unit match those of the pic then its almost a certainty. Bob L. Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 9:43 AM From: "N1BUG" To: time-nuts@lists.febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Trimble Thunderbolt question Hi, Long time lurker here, getting ready to upgrade to a Trimble T

[time-nuts] Trimble Thunderbolt question

2022-04-10 Thread N1BUG
connector described here: http://www.leapsecond.com/pages/tbolt/power.htm Can I safely assume pin assignments are the same? Thanks, Paul N1BUG ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com -- To unsubscribe send an email to time-nuts-le

[time-nuts] Re: Thunderbolts ...

2021-07-20 Thread N1BUG
I can grab one. I've been looking for a while but am hesitant on eBay units. Paul N1BUG On 7/20/21 1:11 PM, Bob Darlington wrote: Same. He probably got 250+ requests in short order. I'm curious how the Leo Bodnar GPSDOs compare. I'm considering one of these over a thunderb

Re: [time-nuts] GPS antenna splitter recommendation? (John Ackermann N8UR)

2020-04-30 Thread N1BUG
tenna wouldn't operate if all of my receivers were 3.3V but both seem to work perfectly well with either 3.3V or 5V. Paul, N1BUG On 4/30/20 1:37 PM, b...@att.net wrote: I use splitters for broadcast satellite stuffs all the time. My preference is for splitters that have diodes so that all