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Miguel Gonçalves
mail at miguelgoncalves.com
Mon Sep 12 11:10:55 UTC 2011
Hi again!
I forgot to add to my last message the following.
After startup I am getting this
oncore# uptime; ntpq -p
11:07AM up 3:38, 2 users, load averages: 0.01, 0.05, 0.02
remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset
jitter
==============================================================================
oGPS_ONCORE(0) .GPS. 0 l 4 16 377 0.000 -0.001
0.001
canon.inria.fr .GPSi. 1 u 15 64 377 56.045 3.757
0.232
ptbtime1.ptb.de .PTB. 1 u 20 64 377 65.055 -0.069
1.043
ntp.inrim.it .CTD. 1 u 2 64 377 51.213 0.092
0.572
ntp02.oal.ul.pt 194.117.9.137 2 u 44 64 377 10.194 -0.448
0.465
ntp04.oal.ul.pt 194.117.9.138 2 u 38 64 377 10.245 -0.093
0.470
Router7.Lisboa. 193.136.250.246 2 u 8 64 377 8.775 0.123
0.083
Router15.Porto. 193.136.250.246 2 u 2 64 377 12.667 -0.159
0.521
I averaged my position for 24 hours using Syntac and I will now let it run
for a few days to check the peer stats.
Care to comment the above? I might be missing something...
Thanks!
Cheers,
Miguel
2011/9/11 Chris Albertson <albertson.chris at gmail.com>
> 2011/9/11 Miguel Gonçalves <mail at miguelgoncalves.com>:
> > Hi!!
> >
> > My Motorola Oncore UT+ is working fine and I am using a cheap magnetic
> antenna.
> >
> > I want now to buy a better quality antenna for outdoor use.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> Any of the "timing antenna" are good. Maybe they are better because
> they are a helix type antenna but the most important part is the shape
> of the plastic radome. It's pointed so snow and bird poop does not
> accumulate. Also they are all designed to mound to a standard pipe
> flange
> so you can use a length of 1" galvanized pipe as a mast and run the
> cable down inside the pipe. Be sure and ground the pipe and add a
> lightening arrester to the cable run
>
> Look on eBay for "lucent GPS Timing Reference Antenna 26db Gain"
> Expect to pay about $25, more or less plus ship. and it you are
> willing to drill some hole inn the pipe flange they mount to a
> standard hardware store $4 part. Otherwize you can spend $$ on a
> custom stainless steel mount. Also you really do want a good cable
> with a "N" type connector and not adapters. The N type is waterproof
> and uses o-rings. After you get the cable indoors use whatever
> connectors you like but N is best for outdoors
>
> That said. I thin there are better antenna that have higher gain and
> can drive a longer cable, Here is one example
> ebay #180721168817
>
> But the Lucent parts are very common and cheap and you can always
> place the UT+ close to the antenna, maybe right after the antenna lead
> enters the building. That is what I did, then I run cat-5 wire to
> carry the PPS and serial line to the computer. Antenna lead cable has
> so many dB per door of loss. You have to look it up for your cable.
> For longer runs (like 50 to 100 feet) you can get low-loss cable but
> the stuff is expensive.
>
> It's an exercise in trade offs. Get a higher gain antenna and be able
> to drive lower cost or longer cable, use a short cable and cheaper
> antenna. As long as the gain at the GPS receiver is within spec you
> care OK, the UT+ does not care how you do it. The big advantage of
> the timing antenna is that you cam place it high on a mast and being
> pointed "stuff" slides off.
>
> You will need to measure or estimate the cable delays
>
>
> Chris Albertson
> Redondo Beach, California
>
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