[TowerTalk] Passive VHF Satellite relay Antenna Scheme

[Blake Bowers]

> and one low gain antenna pointed downward toward the small town in the 
> valley?  He just connected the two antennas with twin lead.  No power 
> amplifiers (no electricity up there).  This was popular back in the 
> days...did it work?
> 

Passive repeaters can be wonderful things.  Often used
in paging applications today, they extend coverage into
hospitals, malls, etc.

AT&T even used some on their long distance 
microwave system.  

No magic number on the coax, but it is best to use
two identical antennas.