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Re: [time-nuts] GPS antenna selection

HM
Hal Murray
Fri, Aug 5, 2016 9:03 AM

Next You want one that will last basically "forever" outdoors.  The best
kind have a plastic radome over a metal base.  The base has pipe threads for
mounting on a standard 3/4" galvanized plumbing pipe.  The coax wires goes
down this pie and never sees the light of day or rain water either

Triva dept...

Plastic pipe has a slightly smaller ID.  An N connector just barely fits
metal pipe.  It doesn't fit in plastic pipe.

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albertson.chris@gmail.com said: > Next You want one that will last basically "forever" outdoors. The best > kind have a plastic radome over a metal base. The base has pipe threads for > mounting on a standard 3/4" galvanized plumbing pipe. The coax wires goes > down this pie and never sees the light of day or rain water either Triva dept... Plastic pipe has a slightly smaller ID. An N connector just barely fits metal pipe. It doesn't fit in plastic pipe. -- These are my opinions. I hate spam.
AC
albertson.chris@gmail.com
Fri, Aug 5, 2016 3:25 PM

If you use plastic then paint it. UV light from the sun makes it brittle. Plastic electrical conduit however is UV proof

I used larger size metal with a 3/4 x 1 fiting

How to ground a plastic mast?  You'd need a ground block like the cable TV  guys use. But with steel mast you put a clamp on the mast

On Aug 5, 2016, at 2:03 AM, Hal Murray hmurray@megapathdsl.net wrote:

albertson.chris@gmail.com said:

Next You want one that will last basically "forever" outdoors.  The best
kind have a plastic radome over a metal base.  The base has pipe threads for
mounting on a standard 3/4" galvanized plumbing pipe.  The coax wires goes
down this pie and never sees the light of day or rain water either

Triva dept...

Plastic pipe has a slightly smaller ID.  An N connector just barely fits
metal pipe.  It doesn't fit in plastic pipe.

--
These are my opinions.  I hate spam.


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If you use plastic then paint it. UV light from the sun makes it brittle. Plastic electrical conduit however is UV proof I used larger size metal with a 3/4 x 1 fiting How to ground a plastic mast? You'd need a ground block like the cable TV guys use. But with steel mast you put a clamp on the mast > On Aug 5, 2016, at 2:03 AM, Hal Murray <hmurray@megapathdsl.net> wrote: > > > albertson.chris@gmail.com said: >> Next You want one that will last basically "forever" outdoors. The best >> kind have a plastic radome over a metal base. The base has pipe threads for >> mounting on a standard 3/4" galvanized plumbing pipe. The coax wires goes >> down this pie and never sees the light of day or rain water either > > Triva dept... > > Plastic pipe has a slightly smaller ID. An N connector just barely fits > metal pipe. It doesn't fit in plastic pipe. > > > -- > These are my opinions. I hate spam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there.