Nick Sayer wrote :
I?m late to the party, but my go-to antenna is the Gilsson marine antenna. If it has a downside, it?s that it has a flat top instead of a cone. I?ve got one mounted outside at our vacation home near Lake Tahoe, so we?ll see whether snow loading becomes a problem shortly. The fix would presumably just be a 3D printed plastic gnome?s cap, though even that might not be useful if we get snow like we did last year.
Nick, I use a Gilsson antenna too, mounted on a small upside-down aluminum pizza plate for ground plane (also earthed). To keep our eastern Ontario snow off it I put a medium sized plastic kitchen funnel (inverted) over the Gilsson, held in place by silicone seal. Plugged the small hole at top with more sealer. It is all supported on a wooden stick a few feet above the peak of the roof. Been there 3 years now with no trouble or sign of deterioration from UV etc. The bright blue funnel even keeps the birds away. I get similar signal levels as you do. ... Martin VE3OAT _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@lists.febo.com To unsubscribe, go to http://lists.febo.com/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts_lists.febo.com and follow the instructions there.
