most sat boxes have a IF output for secondary receiver, i will use the reciever to power the motor / lnb / polariztion control. just wanted to make sure any crap coming down the line wont blow up the dbsrx but it sounds safe thanks
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 10:41 PM, Matt Ettus<[email protected]> wrote: > davek wrote: >> >> I would like to get my usrp conneced to my TVRO satellite dish. I am >> wondering... >> Is the DBSRX daughter card suitable for direct connection to a satellite >> LNB? >> I am thinking it will be easier to let the sat receiver do the lnb >> power and polarization control >> Is it be safe to connect to the lnb loop-through connection on >> standard satellite receivers? > > > I am not sure exactly what you are asking. The DBSRX RF path is DC blocked, > so you can put DC bias on the line externally without problem. You could > also use the DBSRX's built-in bias tee to do this if you like, as long as > you keep the current below 500mA. > > Matt > _______________________________________________ Discuss-gnuradio mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss-gnuradio
