[time-nuts] Lucent 40 dB Antenna

Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R caf at omen.com
Tue Apr 24 16:50:08 UTC 2012



On 04/24/2012 07:40 AM, David J Taylor wrote:
>> Is everyone buying these because they have 40dB gain or because they 
>> are the only reasonably priced GPS timing antennas on eBay right now?
>>
>> Thomas Knox
>
> Thomas,
>
> I bought mine because of the gain, but on +5V it performs worse than a 
> "38 dBi" antenna, quite a lot worse.  I'm wonder whether it needs more 
> volts, or whether it's simply broken.  It was ex-equipment, and not in 
> very good shape, but it was described as "used" so I'll just write off 
> the loss, I suppose.
>
> BTW: I did appreciate the discussion on Chinese 'scopes - I ended up 
> getting a DS1052E and I'm delighted with it, considering the price.
>
> Cheers,
> David
My Tbolt with a  Lucent 40 dB antenna was able to pick up two birds in 
my office during a rainy period.
A Droid held next to it did not see any birds.
I have not gotten around to trying the Lucent outside.

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