Dave,
Yes I did try reception directly in the shack and no joy. My shack is in a
corner of the basement with four poured concrete walls (great tornado
shelter) and no windows, so that wasn't too suprising.
73,
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Kamp, KW0D" <kw0d@netexpress.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 22:01 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] GPS Antenna feedline
> Hey Mark...
>
> Have you tried hooking the antenna to the HP, and checking your reception
> from inside the shack? in the GHZ range, sometimes adding a long run of
> coax negates whatever signal you'd gain... my GPS works well in my
> basement... and as nasty as it is down there, some days I think I might
> need it to find my way through the cobwebs...
>
> DK :-)
>
> At 12:49 PM 06/23/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >I received my HP Z3801 last week. To keep things on topic, the intent is
to
> >use it as an external reference for my RX340.
>
> <Mega-snip>...
>
> >Or is this a lost cause and do I need to figure out to get the antenna
> >closer to the shack?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> 73's from KW0D Dave in LeClaire, Iowa
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