4-way Isolating Antenna Distribution



This is intended to distribute a single 50 ohm antenna connection among up to four receivers. It also can provides some gain control and selectable frequency shaping to accommodate the need for more gain at 30 MHz than lower as needed by  in the context of real propagation and antennas. The goal is to create transparent connections for each receiver so that what it gets is as nearly the same as possible compared to what it would have were it the only device on the antenna.  This means that low noise, low IMD and 0 dB gain, modulo shaping, are the goals.  Of course, this can't be done perfectly.

Because this is all Open Source, the potential builder has the freedom to adapt all of this to suit local requirements. The newest version has added a switches to bypass gain shaping.

Here's one of the outputs taken at maximum gain and also set for 0 dB at LF.


Features

Operation

Provide 10 -16VDC at 70 mA to the barrel connector.
Connect the rear antenna input to be distributed.
Connect front outputs Ant1 through Ant4 to the receiving device(s).

This may be distributing a single antenna to multiple SDR receivers or other monitors such as spectrum analyzers.

For better  quick  viewing of the design, download the Source file from the Material List  below , unzip it and drop the .sch or .pcb file onto kicanvas from a web browser.




Material List

What you will need to build this hardware


Item Description

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Source Code

Notes

Approximate Material Cost

(excludes setup fees and shipping)

Assembled AntDist PCB

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The previous design was missing a ground connection on R6/C7

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The LTC6228 OpAmps used in this design are available but at end-of-life. You may want to select a newer part.
US$30

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Enclosure Front Panel

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Enclosure Rear Panel

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