In most installations the hockey puck antenna is attached to the top of a
stick/pipe/tube. The antenna needs to be in a location
where it can see the maximum amount of sky. Even tree foliage will block the
GPS signals.
73,
-- Eric K3NA
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Mark Erbaugh
Sent: 2003 June 19 Thursday 23:25
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] HP GPS Receiver
I got my Z3801 yesterday and checked it out. How/where did you install the
antenna? I think I need to put the antenna on the roof so that the house
doesn't block the sky. For testing purposes I set the antenn in the front
yard (as far as the 20' cable would go) and it could only acquire 2
satellites, which isn't enough to do a survey and set the new position. Does
the antenna need to be mounted on a metal ground plane?
73,
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Moreschi" <n4py@earthlink.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2003 19:44 PM
Subject: [TenTec] HP GPS Receiver
> I received my HP GPS receiver today. I have it all installed. I used
Jim's
> method to hook it up to the rs232 port to the computer and it works fine.
I
> now have a 10 mhz frequency standard that sets my rx340 exactly on
> frequency.
>
> My N4PY Orion Control Program is just about ready for prime time. I have
it
> working with the remote tuning pod and things are looking great.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> Franklinton, NC
>
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