[amsat-bb] RX-only Antenna "tee" connector?

[Scott]

I've never heard of such a thing - thank you so much for the great info! 
Looks like a very worthwhile project.

I also have a separate power feed to the pre-amp, so hopefully I won't have 
a BIAS-T accident.  I'll certainly keep that in mind, though!



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-----Original Message----- 
From: PE0SAT | Amateur Radio
Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 1:42 AM
To: Scott
Cc: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] RX-only Antenna "tee" connector?

Hi Scott,

I use a power-splitter
(http://www.pe0sat.vgnet.nl/antenna/power-splitter/) in reverse.

So two receivers connected to the same antenna via this splitter.

This, as expected will drop down the signal with 3db but leaves the
impedance at 50 ohm.

Make sure you don't, by accident, TX or enable a BIAS-T on such a setup.
I have a complete separate DC supply to the pre-amp.


Antenna -> pre-amp -> coax -> power splitter -> RX1
                                              -> RX2


73 Jan PE0SAT

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On 11-01-2017 02:11, Scott wrote:
> Hi everyone.
>
> I suppose that any deviation from the ideal setup of a near-perfectly
> matched antenna & receiver will have SOME negative effect, but for a
> receive-only antenna, how badly am I hurting myself to split the
> antenna between two receivers?
>
> Since frequency is probably important to answer this, I’m referring to 
> 70cm.
>
> Also, if it matters, I have a very good preamp (SP-70 from SSB) at the
> antenna feeding 25 meters of LMR-400.  Both receivers are SDR devices
> (receive-only).
>
> When I tested against a 70cm beacon, there was some small reduction in
> signal strength but it wasn’t much.  With voice, you might not notice
> but my interest is telemetry data.
>
> Thanks for any recommendations or experiences with a similar arrangement!
>
> -Scott,  K4KDR
> Montpelier, VA  USA
> twitter:  @scott23192