RE: [amsat-bb] FiberOptic Satcomm

["Dave D'Epagnier" <DAVED@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Would someone tell me why if the 2.4, 5, or 10GHz transceiver is mounted on
the mast, that we would want or need an expensive fiber optic link to carry
our CW, audio, data, or video signals from the shack to the xcvr and back?

--Dave
K0QE

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	From:  Thomas Webb [SMTP:tmwebb@ionet.net]
	Sent:  Tuesday, January 11, 2000 4:11 PM
	To:  amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
	Subject:  [amsat-bb] FiberOptic Satcomm

	I've noticed folks have been discussing putting RF through fiber
optic
	cable; can't be done!  Fiber optic cable is made of glass and is
	nonconductive.  What you would do with fiber optic is remote a
transceiver
	from the shack to the top of the tower ala the IC-901.  It's an
outstanding
	concept!  The control head in the shack; a fiber optic cable to the
	mast-mounted xcvr which could be ten's or hundred's of feet away;
and a
	short run of coax.  This would allow a 2.4GHz xcvr; no converter
required.
	5 and 10GHz activity would also be a piece of cake.  Now all we need
to do
	is convince the Kenwood/Icom/Yaesu folks of the wisdom of this idea
and
	we're in business!

	Tom Webb, WA9AFM


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