[time-nuts] Best location for a GPS antenna...?

Attila Kinali attila at kinali.ch
Wed Apr 11 21:13:30 UTC 2012


On Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:09:32 -0400
"Bob Camp" <lists at rtty.us> wrote:

> Putting the GPS on a fiber is fine, except you need a very large battery to
> keep it running. As soon as you have a power line up to it, you are right
> back to a metal conductor going to the wrong place(s).

You are at the top list of things to hit for a lightning anyways.
No matter whether you have a ground connection or not. Just simply
because the antenna is up there.
Ie the antenna and everything connected to it is to be sacrificed in an
lightning strike. The question is, how much you have to replace and what
additional damage it can cause.

			Attila Kinali

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