Wireless Networking power pass splitter

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power pass splitter Adam Chapman 04-18-08
Posted by Adam Chapman on April 18, 2008, 5:58 am
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Hello,

I'm looking at splitters to use on my small aircraft which has two
antennas broadcasting video data.

I'm new to RF stuff, could somebody please tell me what 'power pass'
means and what it causes to happen?

I'm looking at splitters similar to the first two at
http://www.rgsplit.com/servlet/the-Splitters-cln-Power-Pass/Categories,
but if anybody knows of a lightweight option that would be great.

Regards,
Adam

Posted by Pen on April 18, 2008, 11:37 am
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Adam Chapman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm looking at splitters to use on my small aircraft which has two
> antennas broadcasting video data.
>
> I'm new to RF stuff, could somebody please tell me what 'power pass'
> means and what it causes to happen?
>
> I'm looking at splitters similar to the first two at
> http://www.rgsplit.com/servlet/the-Splitters-cln-Power-Pass/Categories,
> but if anybody knows of a lightweight option that would be great.
>
> Regards,
> Adam
What you're looking at are splitters meant for cable TV reception. Power
Pass I believe means the devices will pass DC power to down/up stream
devices. I would think, unless you're dealing with extremely low powered
transmitters that something like these would be more appropriate.
http://www.instockwireless.com/power_divider_2way.htm

Posted by LR on April 18, 2008, 12:40 pm
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Adam Chapman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm looking at splitters to use on my small aircraft which has two
> antennas broadcasting video data.
>
> I'm new to RF stuff, could somebody please tell me what 'power pass'
> means and what it causes to happen?
>
> I'm looking at splitters similar to the first two at
> http://www.rgsplit.com/servlet/the-Splitters-cln-Power-Pass/Categories,
> but if anybody knows of a lightweight option that would be great.
>
> Regards,
> Adam
Most of the small quality dividers are not cheap.
http://www.ssejim.co.uk/rfpowerdividers-2a.htm
The ZAPD-4 sma that is listed may be worth a look. Weighs 170 gms
Data Sheet:-
www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/ZAPD-4+.pdf



Posted by Adam Chapman on April 27, 2008, 10:52 am
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> Adam Chapman wrote:
> > Hello,
>
> > I'm looking at splitters to use on my small aircraft which has two
> > antennas broadcasting video data.
>
> > I'm new to RF stuff, could somebody please tell me what 'power pass'
> > means and what it causes to happen?
>
> > I'm looking at splitters similar to the first two at
> >http://www.rgsplit.com/servlet/the-Splitters-cln-Power-Pass/Categories,
> > but if anybody knows of a lightweight option that would be great.
>
> > Regards,
> > Adam
>
> Most of the small quality dividers are not cheap.http://www.ssejim.co.uk/r=
fpowerdividers-2a.htm
> The ZAPD-4 sma that is listed may be worth a look. Weighs 170 gms
> Data Sheet:-
> =A0www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/ZAPD-4+.pdf

thanks, this one http://www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/ZAPD-4+.pdf is
nicely sized but rather heavy still for my application. Is the cast
aluminium casing used for shielding? if so would it be possible to
remove the case and replace it with RF absorbing foam?

Posted by DTC on April 27, 2008, 11:14 am
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Adam Chapman wrote:
>> Adam Chapman wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> I'm looking at splitters to use on my small aircraft which has two
>>> antennas broadcasting video data.
>>> I'm new to RF stuff, could somebody please tell me what 'power pass'
>>> means and what it causes to happen?
>>> I'm looking at splitters similar to the first two at
>>> http://www.rgsplit.com/servlet/the-Splitters-cln-Power-Pass/Categories,
>>> but if anybody knows of a lightweight option that would be great.
>>> Regards,
>>> Adam
>> Most of the small quality dividers are not
cheap.http://www.ssejim.co.uk/rfpowerdividers-2a.htm
>> The ZAPD-4 sma that is listed may be worth a look. Weighs 170 gms
>> Data Sheet:-
>> www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/ZAPD-4+.pdf
>
> thanks, this one http://www.minicircuits.com/pdfs/ZAPD-4+.pdf is
> nicely sized but rather heavy still for my application. Is the cast
> aluminium casing used for shielding? if so would it be possible to
> remove the case and replace it with RF absorbing foam?

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