[time-nuts] basic question on GPS satellites

[Scott Mace]

What type of coax are you using and how long is the run?

I live in the woods and my antenna is partially blocked by
trees to the north and east and have never had problems.  I have about
130ft of LMR-400 between my antenna and splitter.

	Scott

On 05/15/2011 05:30 PM, W2HX wrote:
> Hi there. Recently acquired my first GPSDO. It is a datum 9390 (thank you,
> Norm!).  One aspect of its behavior seems strange to me.  Within a matter of
> a few minutes, it seems that satellites are appearing and disappearing.  Are
> the satellites moving that quickly?  I might go from 1SV to 3SV or 4SV and
> then a minute later go to 1SV or none.  The antenna isn't moving and the
> trees aren't moving too much today.  I have not done anything with regard to
> setting minimum elevation or any other parameters.  I did go through the
> COLD RESTART procedure to clear out everything and let it start from
> scratch.
>
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> Do other GPSDO users experience something like this?
>
> 73 Eugene W2HX
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