Topband: remote rx ant/rx link

[john battin]

>From: Michael Sapp <Michael_Sapp_WA3TTS at compuserve.com>
>To: "INTERNET:topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: Topband: remote rx ant/rx link
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 12:14:05 -0500
>
> >How would you best set up a remote topband listening station? I want to
>move
> >my K9AY away from buildings and QRN. We own a piece of land "by the end 
>of
> >the road" and I am thinking of setting up an extra RX antenna there as it
> >would be more quiet and in general is a better location.
>

>
If you put the RX front-end at the remote and the back-end at the house, the 
big issue will be dynamic range, especially with a crowded band like 160. 
Since the filtering will be at the back-end, the communication link will 
have to be 200khz wide with 100db+ dynamic range.  You may be better off to 
put the reciever at the remote, bring back audio, and control the radio with 
a data link that  could be as slow as 19200. You  can do all that with 
multi-conductor telephone type cable.
John K9DX
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