Status: Yep, it is STILL raining. The PiAware is still on the chimney and it has the long antenna attached to a wooden orange crate.
Plans: Mount the Flight Aware antenna on a mast and secure it to the chimney.
Narrative: The afternoon turned out to be nice enough to work on the Flight Aware antenna. Went to Lowes and picked up two pieces of chain link fence top rail to use as a mast. When I got home I pulled all the pieces I’ve been using for a week out of the plastic tub that has survived almost two weeks of rain. I mounted the Pi, receiver and a car lighter USB power supply in a metal box (That I thought was a bigger, there’s not much room left in the box.) I also installed two antenna mast mounts on the side of my chimney and put the antenna on top of one top rail pipe. The top rail kinda stands out because of the shiny galvanized coating.
Performance looks pretty good, it’s at least as good as it was on the 4′ pipe attached to a plumbing vent. There was a marginal improvement when I removed the 2′ SMA extension. (But I need it to get through the box surface for now.)
Tomorrow: Get together with my spiritual family in the morning.
https://www.verywellfamily.com/feelings-words-from-a-to-z-2086647
From the book “Triggers” by Marshall Goldsmith
Did I DMBT set clear goals for the day? No
Did I DMBT make progress to those goals? No
Did I DMBT make my wife feel loved? Yes
Did I DMBT help my wife today? Yes
Did I DMBT fix something today? Yes
Did I DMBT improve something today? Yes
Did I DMBT be happy? Yes
Did I DMBT be fully engaged? Yes
*Did My Best To
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