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

[Chuck Forsberg WA7KGX N2469R]

RG-6 used for satellite TV has much lower loss than RG-58,
and is much cheaper and easier to work with than Heliax or LMR400.

On 01/21/2013 10:27 PM, Mark Spencer wrote:
> Thanks all for the comments and suggestions.
>
> Re my contemplated cable choice, my interest in using Heliax is primarily driven by shielding and to a lesser extent phase stability considerations. (I also happen to have some 1/2" Heliax and LMR400 on hand.)  I'm currently using approx 70 feet of teflon thin net (RG58 style) ethernet cable which I believe is less than optimal.  I expect switching to 1/2" heliax would also cut the cable losses by at least 10 to 15dB or so which would be helpful if the new antenna has significantly less gain.
>
> I'm not relishing installing either Heliax or LMR400 for this application but I'm thinking if I'm going to buy a better antenna I should upgrade the cable as well.
>
> Regards
> Mark Spencer
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