Quoth Bruce Griffiths at 2008-03-01 23:55... > GPS distribution amplifiers are readily available, they appear from time > to time on ebay. > Symmetricom 58537 4 port active smart splitters can be quite useful. > HP/Agilent/Symmetricom 58537A, 58536A are also useful. Think I'll investigate these - have two antennas on the roof, one in use, the other a redundant spare that I can switch over by swapping a plug up in the loft.
> The small diameter captive cable used by some GPS antennas tends to be > somewhat lossy and it may be better to extend the length by using a > lower loss cable. Which is what I've got. I have a part-reel of satellite TV cable, so will make up an extension with that and see how it behaves. > Your splicing technique will create a significant discontinuity in the > cable impedance at 1.57542 GHz. The joint will now be made indoors so plugs will be used. Quoth John Franke at 2008-03-02 00:11... > First; how long does the total length need to be? With lower loss cables, > 10m is no problem. It will probably be 10m if I take the indoor (but more difficult) route. Thanks for your input, folks! Cheers M -- Matthew Smith Smiffytech - Technology Consulting & Web Application Development Business: http://www.smiffytech.com/ Personal: http://www.smiffysplace.com/ LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/smiffy _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.