I am thinking aobut ordering an ARR pre amp for 432,,, I see the pin for 12V DC,,, what type of connector does this take, or do you have to solder the? wire to the pin? That seems a bit crude. Canby one use the ARR product, and how do you connect the 12V to it? Bob W0DXZ
Hi Bob,
The Advanced Receiver pre-amp that I purchased (MSP432VDG-160) came with the power connector. You will need to solder the wires to the connector. I found some old RG-58 that I used to run the power to it.
Very nice pre-amp by the way.
73, Jeff K7WIN
----- Original Message ----- From: w0dxz@aol.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 8:04 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARR pre amp Query
I am thinking aobut ordering an ARR pre amp for 432,,, I see the pin for 12V DC,,, what type of connector does this take, or do you have to solder the? wire to the pin? That seems a bit crude. Canby one use the ARR product, and how do you connect the 12V to it? Bob W0DXZ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
You can also power it from the coax to the radio. If you have something like an Icom 910 it's very nice, the preamp button on the radio will put 12v on the coax and power the ARR preamp or bypass the preamp as you like. You don't need to use the power connector.
jeff AD6EO
K7WIN - Jeff wrote:
Hi Bob,
The Advanced Receiver pre-amp that I purchased (MSP432VDG-160) came with the power connector. You will need to solder the wires to the connector. I found some old RG-58 that I used to run the power to it.
Very nice pre-amp by the way.
73, Jeff K7WIN
----- Original Message ----- From: w0dxz@aol.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 8:04 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] ARR pre amp Query
I am thinking aobut ordering an ARR pre amp for 432,,, I see the pin for 12V DC,,, what type of connector does this take, or do you have to solder the? wire to the pin? That seems a bit crude. Canby one use the ARR product, and how do you connect the 12V to it? Bob W0DXZ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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I have a couple of these. I think they are meant for "permanent" installation. What I did was to create a wiring harness of sorts. I soldered one wire to a alligator clip and one to a soldering lug. The soldering lug goes underneath a screw. The alligator clip goes to the other "pin".
Ron
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I am thinking aobut ordering an ARR pre amp for 432,,, I see the pin for 12V DC,,, what type of connector does this take, or do you have to solder the? wire to the pin? That seems a bit crude. Canby one use the ARR product, and how do you connect the 12V to it? Bob W0DXZ _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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