Re: [amsat-bb] AO-40 Test 05/08 (long)

[Jesse Morris <w4mvb@xxxxxxxx>]

I am currently using a TV splitter backwards as a combiner for two
antenna/preamp systems.  I built it into a power supply to use as an
inserter and I switch antennas by turning the power on and off to the two
preamps.  There is a 4 db loss in the IF but both the modified Drake and
the Trans System units have more than enough gain to compensate for this.

73 de Jess - W4MVB

On Wed, 09 May 2001 17:00:53 -0700 KB7WW Art Moe <kb7ww@uswest.net>
writes:
>You might try a TV 1 in 2 out spliter. Not the best match but should 
>work. Or 
>if you have a 2 port power divider for 2 meters that should work 
>better.
>
>Art
>KB7WW
>
>"Mark L. Hammond" wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Mike,
>> 
>> Question--how did you split the 2M IF signal out of the converter?  
>Was it
>> as simple as a "Y" or "T" type of coax splitter??  One into each 
>rig?
>> 
>> I'm quit curious, since I was wanting to the same thing, but never 
>imagined
>> it would nearly as successful as you describe.  It's great news!  
>And much
>> simpler than using 2 antennas and 2 converters ;-)
>> 
>> 73,
>> 
>> Mark
>> 
>> At 07:51 AM 5/9/2001, Mike73@aol.com wrote:
>> >I got into the shack at 1004 UTC MA 138 Tues morning. The night 
>before, I had
>> >hooked 2 separate 2M IF rigs on the output of my S band 
>downconverter. The
>> >idea was to copy/display telemetry while working the transponder. 
>I
>> >specifically wanted to monitor the U & L1 receiver AGC levels. 
>AO-40's range
>> >//73,
>> >Mike, N1JEZ
>> 
>> Mark L. Hammond  [N8MH]
>> 
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