Re: [amsat-bb] FiberOptic Satcomm

["Gary \"Joe\" Mayfield" <gary_mayfield@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave,

    When ever bandwidth is available there seems to be a use for it.  Fiber
is just an easy way to run all of that data (voice, cw radio control, rotor
control, video, etc.) to the 'mast'.  I mentioned before a LAN cable could
probably used as well if the run is not too long (there is almost no limit
to the length for a fiber).  A Local Area Network 'LAN' type connection
could even be replaced with a broadband microwave link (finally a use for
those $20.00 gunplexers) to a better location for antenna installation.  The
fiber connection I envision is not expensive at all.  It would be cheaper
than multiple runs of expensive coax, and much easier to work with.

73,
Joe


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave D'Epagnier" <DAVED@ctilidar.com>
To: <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>; "'Thomas Webb'" <tmwebb@ionet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 5:44 PM
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] FiberOptic Satcomm


> 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
>
> ----------
> 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
>
>
> ----
> Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA.
> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org
> ----
> Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA.
> To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org
>
----
Via the amsat-bb mailing list at AMSAT.ORG courtesy of AMSAT-NA.
To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe amsat-bb" to Majordomo@amsat.org