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 <[email protected]> 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. > > -- > Paul > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
