[time-nuts] Antenna for T-bolt

Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R caf at omen.com
Mon Apr 2 22:57:23 UTC 2012


The booster amps used for satellite dishes work on GPS as well.
I used one when I was feeding two Thunderbolts thru a splitter.

On 04/02/2012 03:28 PM, Bob Martin wrote:
> Bill--
>
> The Thunderbolt wants a higher gain antenna than most standard GPS receivers.  I tried standard Garmin active antennas, and while they worked (I have a good view of the sky), signal levels could be better.
>
> Best match probably is something like the HP/Symmetricom 58532A antenna, which has gain>  30dB -- most "active" GPS antennas are in the 24 - 26 dB range.
>
> They're not cheap, but they'll do the job.
>
> If you have much distance to cover, feed line is of course important as well -- 9913, LMR 400, good quality RG6, something with low loss at 1.5 GHz.
>
> I'm using a 58532A feeding a Symmetricom 58535A active GPS splitter to run a Thunderbolt and a Datum Tymserve 2100.  Feedline is 9913 to the splitter, and short LMR 195 SMA cables from there.  (Yes you can find F to SMA adapters, on eBay, even though many will shudder at the concept...)
>
> 73 Bob K6RTM
>
>
>
> On Apr 2, 2012, at 15:01, time-nuts-request at febo.com wrote:
>
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>> Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:39:40 -0400
>> From: "Bill Riches"<bill.riches at verizon.net>
>> To: "'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'"
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>> Hi guys,
>>
>> I have asked this question several times over the past few weeks and get no
>> answer.  Have I been ostracized??!!
>>
>> Question is that I am looking for suggestions for GPS antenna for t-bolt.
>> The antenna that I am using now is a no name and I not know where it came
>> from!  Wonder if a Garman GA-30 will work?
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Bill, WA2DVU
>> Cape May, NJ
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