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Powering an active antenna from B205mini-i

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Steven Murdoch
Mon, Aug 28, 2023 11:45 AM

Hello,

Perhaps I’m missing something obvious but I haven’t been able to find an explicit statement whether or not the USRP B205mini-i receiver has a bias-T to supply power to an active antenna. Does anyone know whether it does, and if so how to enable it and its specifications?

If it does not, does anyone have any recommendations for a good value bias-T, ideally small and without needing a separate power supply (which would defeat the convenience of a bus-powered device).

This is for use with a L1 (1,575 MHz) active GPS antenna which needs 2.3–5.5V 16.6mA.

Thanks in advance!

Best wishes,
Steven

Hello, Perhaps I’m missing something obvious but I haven’t been able to find an explicit statement whether or not the USRP B205mini-i receiver has a bias-T to supply power to an active antenna. Does anyone know whether it does, and if so how to enable it and its specifications? If it does not, does anyone have any recommendations for a good value bias-T, ideally small and without needing a separate power supply (which would defeat the convenience of a bus-powered device). This is for use with a L1 (1,575 MHz) active GPS antenna which needs 2.3–5.5V 16.6mA. Thanks in advance! Best wishes, Steven
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Marcus D Leech
Mon, Aug 28, 2023 1:59 PM

There’s no built in bias tee for the RF ports on any USRP.

For USRPs with GPS antenna inputs, those inputs have a 5V bias on them.

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 28, 2023, at 7:46 AM, Steven Murdoch steven@lists.murdoch.is wrote:

Hello,

Perhaps I’m missing something obvious but I haven’t been able to find an explicit statement whether or not the USRP B205mini-i receiver has a bias-T to supply power to an active antenna. Does anyone know whether it does, and if so how to enable it and its specifications?

If it does not, does anyone have any recommendations for a good value bias-T, ideally small and without needing a separate power supply (which would defeat the convenience of a bus-powered device).

This is for use with a L1 (1,575 MHz) active GPS antenna which needs 2.3–5.5V 16.6mA.

Thanks in advance!

Best wishes,
Steven


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There’s no built in bias tee for the RF ports on any USRP. For USRPs with GPS antenna inputs, those inputs have a 5V bias on them. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2023, at 7:46 AM, Steven Murdoch <steven@lists.murdoch.is> wrote: > > Hello, > > Perhaps I’m missing something obvious but I haven’t been able to find an explicit statement whether or not the USRP B205mini-i receiver has a bias-T to supply power to an active antenna. Does anyone know whether it does, and if so how to enable it and its specifications? > > If it does not, does anyone have any recommendations for a good value bias-T, ideally small and without needing a separate power supply (which would defeat the convenience of a bus-powered device). > > This is for use with a L1 (1,575 MHz) active GPS antenna which needs 2.3–5.5V 16.6mA. > > Thanks in advance! > > Best wishes, > Steven > _______________________________________________ > USRP-users mailing list -- usrp-users@lists.ettus.com > To unsubscribe send an email to usrp-users-leave@lists.ettus.com