[time-nuts] Up And Running
Chris Albertson
albertson.chris at gmail.com
Sat Sep 29 04:34:40 UTC 2012
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Lester Veenstra <Lester at veenstras.com> wrote:
> " completely 100% waterproof seal"; famous last words, in the absence of a
> dry nitrogen pressurization.
The Antenna is many years old. I opened it up a while back to look to
see how the antenna was designed inside. (it turned out to be a helix
with a microwave amplifier placed at the feed point inside the helix)
I'd say it was nearly perfect inside. Solder still shinny. That was
after being on a cell tower for years before I owned it. The
connector is type N and has an o-ring as well. It's been outdoors
for well over 10 years and looks like new inside. The coax feed line
and the n-connector lives inside the iron pipe and is not exposed to
the elements. The pipe is grounded and extends directly through the
roof in the same way a plumbing vent would.
Here is a photo looking up through a tree from the street.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/2qec0lf48occeom/DSC_3134%20copy.jpg
Chris Albertson
Redondo Beach, California
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