Re: [amsat-bb] Re:L band antenna configuration

["Luc Leblanc (VE2DWE)" <luclebla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 31 Oct 2003 at 14:07, Stacey E. Mills wrote:

> 
> >This was the planned configuration.  Is this is the actual configuration?
> >Both L band hi gain and low gain
> >are connected together?
> 
> I'm not sure exactly where you're quoting from. Echo? AO-40?  I would doubt 
> that the antennas are directly connected together, but rather have 
> intervening pre-amps (see below).  This is a good option when there's no 
> transmit function, as on L-band.  AO-40 is wired this way:
> 
>      OMNI --->|Pre-amp#1|---\
>                             C|---->L-band receiver(s)
>    HiGain --->|Pre-amp#2|---/
> 
>   C= splitter (combiner)
> 
> ..whichever pre-amp is powered, that's the signal you get. Powering off the 
> other pre-amp effectively isolates that antenna.  No moving parts to break.


Thank's Stacey I was speaking about AO-40 and i should add "through LNA'S". I'm asking myself this question 
when squint will be bad soon, is the use of L band omni alone can make  possible any transponder uses?



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