The aerial you’ve been sent looks different to the one in the picture on Amazon, that has grooves for the U-bolt to fit into and keep it in place. I wouldn’t be happy with that.
I’ve received mine from Jetvision today. Came in a very solid condition with N-Connector and a low-loss cable with SMA at the receiver end.
They delivered a U-Bolt as well which keeps the antenna straight. Waiting for strong winds now.
And please ignore my insufficient photographer skills using a smartphone 
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My only concern with the Jetvision aerial I have is that it’s not possible to completely cover the end of the connector in tape due to the way the socket is recessed.
I had a mail exchange with the owner of Jetvision. He said (and you can read it on the website) they changed the layout of the antenna recently and it should not be taped any longer because this will be counterproductive.
this is how it looks in detail mounted on a pole:
I’ve had a quick look on their site and I can’t see that, can you post a link please. I find it odd that taping a connector would be actually counterproductive, ie it will make things worse. I’d be intrigued to know the logic behind that.
Mine looks the same as yours except that it’s taped as far up as I could get 
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Link is currently not working because my company blocks this site (leisure)
It’s on their website in the shop under the Antenna details.
The connector looks a bit different to the previous version documented in the manual.
the taping part highlighted in red
The word counterproductive was used in the mail chain i had. He said that it would not work if a little humidity comes in and it’s not 100% sealed (which you confirmed to be challenging)
I leave it now as it is, ask me in six months again
Ahh OK, I’m not taping from the outside down to the connector, I’m taping as far up inside that inset as I could reach.
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maybe i need a reason for my wife for getting a new one in some months 
I now use my previous outdoor antenna indoor and identified that the sealed tape i used there which was considered to be weatherproof was not in perfect condition any longer 
The FA bolt is M6x42mm, which has 48-50 mm for the studs/holes. Then you also need 2 M6 nuts + locking washers (or M6 nyloc nuts).
I ordered the bolts from here:
Did you order the A3 antenna or the combined ADS-B/GPS antenna?
I also received my antenna from Jetvision last weekend. I ordered the A3 antenna and was a little bit confused when I saw the GPS note on the sticker at the bottom of the antenna, just like on yours. According to the pictures on their website, the GPS note should only be on the combined one with GPS. I was wondering whether they sent the wrong antenna (I wouldnt complain about that as the combined one is about 30€ more expensive) or simply put the wrong sticker on it.
Interesting, i did not notice that until i read this post. I ordered the regular A3
At the end it doesn’t matter as the Raspberry cannot make use of the GPS part. As far as i understand this is used for the Airsquitter or with splitter. And i know my GPS location
Sorry if I missed it in this thread or even another, but has anyone performed a side-by-side test between the Jetvision and FA units and published results? Also between the Airnav and FA…
I’m not asking about seat of the pants feel, but true side by side. I did many side by side tests (results in another thread somewhere around here) against the FA antenna(Both 1090Mhz FA units actually), but didn’t want to shell out the cash for the Jetvision, DPD or Airnav units since the FA unit beat everything else I tested against (so far) and I already have a literal pile of 1090Mhz antenna.
As the technical measures from these antennas look similar, i would not expect that much difference. What i can see is an increase in covered area yesterday whic was the first day of having the Jetvision in place.
The previous one i had was an individual created antenna with already good performance, but the antenna itself was shorter (less than 50% of the Jetvision)
with overall +3dB gain while the Jetvision has +5dB
The benefit i see is the design of the Jetvision which look a bit more reliable over time. And for me it does not matter to pay either 59 Euro for the FR24 one or the 77 for Jetvision
Thursday is the interesting day:
Interesting also is the fact that departing aircraft are visible earlier. This one from EDDF:
I’ve had mine down over the weekend and this is how it looks.
You can see where I taped it up as far as I could get. I’m less than impressed by the quality of the u-bolt with rust forming already.
That is my concerns as well. But i will see how it look like in some months. For me it’s easier because the antenna is on my balcony.
For how long did you use this setup?
That was put up outside on the 24th November so it’s only been six months.
See the jetvision page for the antenna and the answer to your question. I had a discussion with the owner about it. No need to tape the connector.
But i thought already about the lower end of the connector.
As the antenna is not yet on it’s final position, i will verify it again.
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