At the very low end, a F-cable splitter for like Cable TV will likely (*) get the job done. Many of us are already using RG-6 type cable for the GPS antenna run anyway.
(*) Some GPS units may get confused if they have active sensing on the antenna preamp current and this goes out of tolerance. On Mon, Oct 6, 2014 at 4:01 PM, Dave M <[email protected] <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > Does anyone in the group have, or can point me to, a low-cost (but not > cheap) 2-port splitter for a GPS antenna? Those on Ebay are rather > expensive. > > I have two GPSDO units, and have both an older timing antenna and a new > choke ring antenna (Thanks, Pete L). I already have one 2-port splitter > (working well), but my intent is to connect both antennas through the > splitters and a couple coaxial relays so that I can, with the twist of a > switch, allow me to run each GPS from a different antenna, or both from the > same antenna. I would like to gather some data as to the differences > between the two antennas. I know I could switch the connections manually, > but I like the idea of a switch to sort of automate the connections, and > I'd > need another splitter anyway. > > Before I go to the trouble and expense of building upon this idea, are > there > any comments as to the value of the project? > Some questions come to mind: > I'm thinking about mounting both antennas on the same mast, at the same > elevation, just separated by a couple feet. Any problems that I should be > aware of by putting both antennas so close together? Will that small > distance have a noticeable effect when switching a receiver from one > antenna > to the other? Will the GPS notice the difference and want to do another > survey? > > Thanks for your comments. > Dave M > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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.
