Re: [IRCA] RF Conversion

2013-02-17 Thread Tim Hills
Craig, I looked for something similar a while back and unless you have some very deep pockets you might want to try a different solution unless you want to home-brew something. I use the twin coax that's used for satellite dishes. A balun on each end and the center conductors fed as a

[IRCA] RF Conversion

2013-02-16 Thread Craig Healy
I am beginning to see if there are any adequate RF to fiber optic conversions, and conversion back to the same RF. My goal is to use fiber optic cable rather than coax or twisted pairs for antenna connection. Fiber optic cable doesn't pick up noise and has lower loss than cable. I began

Re: [IRCA] RF Conversion

2013-02-16 Thread Mark Durenberger Mobile
Good gear! http://www.foxcom.com/ Mark Durenberger On the Road -Original Message- From: Craig Healy Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2013 2:44 PM To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America Subject: [IRCA] RF Conversion I am beginning to see if there are any adequate

Re: [IRCA] RF Conversion

2013-02-16 Thread Craig Healy
I am beginning to see if there are any adequate RF to fiber optic conversions, and conversion back to the same RF. My goal is to use fiber optic cable rather than coax or twisted pairs for antenna connection. Fiber optic cable doesn't pick up noise and has lower loss than cable. Good gear!

Re: [IRCA] RF Conversion

2013-02-16 Thread Mark Durenberger Mobile
Radio Club of America Subject: Re: [IRCA] RF Conversion I am beginning to see if there are any adequate RF to fiber optic conversions, and conversion back to the same RF. My goal is to use fiber optic cable rather than coax or twisted pairs for antenna connection. Fiber optic cable doesn't pick