Quoted from Adydar:I know I'm going back a few pages, ordered my bobcat helium miner, please anyone who is using one or with helpful knowledge continue to share any info on antennas, placement, weatherproofing, etc, etc.
I'm about 4(?) weeks in. I got it setup with the stock antenna, put it in a window, took out the mesh, and waited. That took about a week to sync to the network. I ran it for a couple days and wasn't thrilled with the results. I watched some video and learned more about signals. Windows (especially 2 and 3 pane) are actually pretty disruptive to the signal. I opened mine, put it out on the sill, and left the device inside.
I was earning for about 2 weeks, and earned about 2.4 HNT.
I decided to order a new antenna. There's some mixed info out there. I went with a 8dbi antenna because, other than some trees and similar height homes, it's pretty darn flat around me. I ended up ordering the wrong cable for it, so I won't have that connected until Sunday.
But right now, I'm experiencing an outage. My hotspot has been syncing for a few days again now. I think it might have had something to do with a pretty intense storm that went through, as they do align pretty closely on timing. I'm not too concerned as I do hear it takes quite a while to sync, and experienced it myself on initial setup. Still, I'm hoping I don't need to go through that again upon new antenna installation.
I plan to mount the antenna on some 3m broom handle holders outside my 2nd story window. The cable can close under a window with supposedly minimal loss. Depending on how that works out, I may try and move it up into the peak of my attic. I'm not opposed to mounting it on my roof, but I'd really prefer to get some comfortable earnings without that hassle. I'm not too keen on climbing my happy ass up on my 2 story, so I was thinking about calling a local dish installer I found around me to mount and wire it for me.
I haven't really decided how much I want to convert over into BTC or straight USD.