RX antenna - Bi-directional 2-wire beverage ONE coax output
This revision is from 2016/06/16 22:38. You can Restore it.
KIT - all parts you need
The drill drawing
Paste the drawing on the box and fix it with some tape.
Drill 3 or 3,2mm holes for connector.
Drill 4mm holes for antenna screws.
Bend the screw heads into box
- use 6mm drill and do it slowly by hand
Insert the screws
Insert stainless screws 4mm with
Mount the RF connector
insert connector and use steinless M3x8 and one M3x10 with grounding eye.
Drill the hole for the PCB holder
- mark the hole center by the PCB
- drill the 3 to 3,2mm hole.
Feeder PCB assembling
- USE 4 X 100R/2W for 50 Ohm coax feeding OR 4 X 150R/2W for 75 Ohm coax feeding
KIT parts example
Assembling
TRANSFORMERS winding - very important thing!
Front side
Front side
Front side
Front side
Front side
Connect PCB to the screws
- check the lable on the box and connect wires. There must A, B and GND connected to right screws on the box.
Common-mode coax choke
Wind the coax
- Wind the coax as is on the picture, there should be 7 or 8 turns.
- fix it by one binder and use second one to fix choke to the PCB
Solder the coax
- use second binder to fix choke to the PCB
The Terminator
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- Do right turns calculation or use table values.
Drill the hole for GND screw
Connect wires
Insert the PCB and fix it with the steinless M4 screw.
Connect the wires to the screws.
- Connect in the right order! A on PCB to A screw - check the lable on the box