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Mode-S Receivers => Kinetic's SBS-3 => Topic started by: n1tr0mad on May 20, 2018, 09:51:19 PM

Title: sbs patch lead
Post by: n1tr0mad on May 20, 2018, 09:51:19 PM
Hi All

anyone know where a buy a lead to go from SBS to male type ?
i either find 10 meters plus leads or 75ohms leads could someone point me in right direction for 50omhs sma male to n type male ~1meter ?

thanks
Gav
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: Anmer on May 21, 2018, 07:54:56 AM
Do you need 75 Ohm? Surely it should be 50 Ohm for 1090 MHz?

What are you connecting?  From, what to what?
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: n1tr0mad on May 21, 2018, 08:41:29 AM
Quote from: Anmer on May 21, 2018, 07:54:56 AM
Do you need 75 Ohm? Surely it should be 50 Ohm for 1090 MHz?

What are you connecting?  From, what to what?


Quote from: n1tr0mad on May 20, 2018, 09:51:19 PM
Hi All

anyone know where a buy a lead to go from SBS to male type ?
i either find 10 meters plus leads or 75ohms leads could someone point me in right direction for 50omhs sma male to n type male ~1meter ?

thanks
Gav

i was saying all i can find is 75omhs short leads but i want 50omhs patch lead  ;)

thanks
Gavin

it also to connect the sbs 3 and flightaware stick to female n type connectors from aerials
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: Anmer on May 21, 2018, 09:00:17 AM
Quote from: n1tr0mad on May 21, 2018, 08:41:29 AM
i was saying all i can find is 75omhs short leads but i want 50omhs patch lead  ;)

Ah, gottit.  Sorry I misunderstood.

Where is the antenna located in relation to the SBS?  It sounds like you want to connect the SBS directly to the antenna?  Most antenna coax comes with an N-type for the antenna and SMA for the receiver.  I use short patch leads to connect receivers to the Mini-Circuits splitter.  They're 50cm long, bought off ebay.

There was no impedance quoted and for that length I don't think it matters.
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: n1tr0mad on May 21, 2018, 09:45:04 AM
Hi

current way is aerial---mast amp---earth box---indoor connection block-----bias-t-----receiver

this is the "earth box" in the box is an diamond sp1000 and sp3000 lightning arrestors with a claimed insertion lost of less than 0.3db.

box and fittings are ip67 rated so it seals the cable access though my wall

(https://thumb.ibb.co/fYGpo8/20180521_092223.jpg) (https://ibb.co/fYGpo8)

the rg58u is an now unused power feed to scanner amp then the RFC400 is airband then 1090.

the plug style on my indoor connection blocks are n type females

so i am looking to take out the now un-used bias-t that is currently "BNC to sma" and connect directly to the indoor block thats needs "male n type to sma"
IE: aerial----earth box---indoor connection block-----receiver.

i am using right now a n type to BNC adapter but in VRS my receiver stats have gone werid thinking it a bad adapter

going though bias-t
(https://thumb.ibb.co/dHxhao/no_filter_20mins.png) (https://ibb.co/dHxhao)

using BNC adapter
(https://thumb.ibb.co/bNyYgT/bncadapter.jpg) (https://ibb.co/bNyYgT)

gav
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: Anmer on May 21, 2018, 10:00:50 AM
Quote from: n1tr0mad on May 21, 2018, 09:45:04 AM
the plug style on my indoor connection blocks are n type females

So you need a <1 metre patch lead with N-type male one end and male SMA the other?
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: n1tr0mad on May 21, 2018, 10:04:14 AM
yup  ;D
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: G4UMW on May 24, 2018, 03:46:36 PM
https://www.rfshop.co.uk/index.php/coaxial-cable-assemblies/with-sma/n30a30-195-200-700-n-conv-male-pin-male-sma-195-cable-length-700mm-loss-at-2-45ghz-0-6db.html

HTH,
Rob
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: n1tr0mad on May 24, 2018, 03:59:41 PM
Quote from: G4UMW on May 24, 2018, 03:46:36 PM
https://www.rfshop.co.uk/index.php/coaxial-cable-assemblies/with-sma/n30a30-195-200-700-n-conv-male-pin-male-sma-195-cable-length-700mm-loss-at-2-45ghz-0-6db.html

HTH,
Rob

thank you ! booked marked the shop too nice find
Title: Re: sbs patch lead
Post by: G4UMW on May 24, 2018, 04:26:20 PM
No problem!