Don't know if I'd trust the remote ac power option in
some cases.
The cable would have to be underground and/or well
protected above ground...
Plain Romex would scare me and make an insurance carrier
even more nervous.
cheers,
skipp
> "Steve Bosshard (NU5D)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why not use outdoor romex cable to extend AC power, and
> move the repeater closer to the antenna - loss would then
> be in the AC power line, and not in the transmission line.
> Assumes you can find a suitable and secure outdoor
> enclosure....
>
> Steve NU5D
>
>
>
> On 5/30/06, skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > The common answer is probably no... you can't run a remote
> > preamp as described in your post. There is always a "but"
> >
> > There is a yes answer, but it takes quite a bit of hardware,
> > which doesn't seem practical except in very special cases. It's
> > a hardware layout of an rf tower mounted rx preamp diplex
> > filtered with tx path signal hardware, but you would really
> > have to know the costs and performance trades for buying and
> > using one.
> >
> > It would be more practical to remote locate the repeater in
> > a small weather proof box closer to the antenna.
> >
> > The best bang for your buck would be to invest in some really
> > good hard line for the long feedline run. 1-5/8 hard line is
> > cheap on the surplus market right now...
> >
> > cheers,
> > skipp
> >
> > > "danryant" <danryant@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am using a pair of GM300 radios hooked up to a duplexer and
getting
> > > a repeater controller. The problem that I am having is the 250' run
> > > of coax to get from the shack to the antenna.
> > > My question is this. Can a preamp and dc injector be used when the
> > > antenna it is hookup up to is both the tx and the rx antenna? I am
> > > going to be running a amp for tx power as well. (100 watt) My
> > > understanding is that I will be down to about 12.5 watts at the
> > > antenna on the tx side. Is this correct math?
> > > Thanks again for your help and continued support for those of us who
> > > are not radio literate.
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
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