[time-nuts] "Better" gps antennas than a Symmetricom 58532A

[Bruce Griffiths]

Hal Murray wrote:
> albertson.chris at gmail.com said:
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>>   The Heliax will only do good if the length of the run is long.
>>      
> I don't understand that.  What does the type of antenna have to do with the
> length of the run?
>
> Do Heliax antennas have a couple of dB gain over other antennas?  I can fix
> attenuation in coax with an amplifier.  So the more interesting question is
> probably something like:  Do Heliax antennas have better signal/noise ratio
> than other antennas?
>
>
>    
Heliax is a type/brand of coax not an antenna.



>    
>> Another good use of excess funds is to improve the ground system.  Do you
>> have a #8 wire going from the mast to a ground rod using the most direct
>> route and is this rod tied to the building ground system?
>>      
> Is that part of the antenna, or just lightning protection?
>
>
>    
Bruce