W5USM@aol.com wrote:
> If one were going to use a single Beverage and wanted to use four to eight
> receivers with it simultaneously, how would one best split and then
amplify
> to negate the splitting losses?
At KC1XX, we had the same issue when we redesigned our Beverage system--in
this case, how to share a Beverage with four receivers. I came up with a
homebrew solution for a passive 1:4 splitter using 3 toroids. It is
designed for 50 ohm loads and has the following properties:
1 antenna input port.
4 receiver output ports.
-6 dB throughput from antenna port to each receiver port.
50 ohm input termination impedance.
Isolation between receiver ports--short circuit or open circuit condition at
any one receiver port results in no more than ~1 dB level change at other
ports.
If you are interested in a schematic of the splitter, send me e-mail
privately.
73, John W1FV
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