[time-nuts] 5V antenna on 3V receiver via dist. amp?

[paul swed]

Paul
It depends on the antenna the old ones were 5 and the new 3.3V. I believe
5V on a 3.3 antenna is bad and the other way around you loose gain.
On the rcv side some rcvrs want to see a bit of current draw to say an
antenna is attached.
Regards
Paul
WB8TSL


On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Paul <tic-toc at bodosom.net> wrote:

> Is it reasonable to to use a GPS distribution amplifier (viz. HP
> 58516A) to power a five volt antenna feeding three volt receivers or
> should I get a "bias tee"?  The internal operation of my electronics
> is largely a mystery to me.
>
> Thanks.
>
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> Paul
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