I have heard that a popular solution is to use inexpensive video distribution amplifiers after changing the terminations from 75 to 50 ohms. This is what I was planning to do as well.
Hello
group. I`m intending to distribute, via 50 Ohm coax, frequency reference
signals to my test equipment in my test bay [no relation to eBay, except that
most of the equipment came from there]. I`ll be using RG58/U coax, and 50 ohm
terminations, with the highest reasonable signal level reticulated. Given that
the name of the game seems to be to avoid any severe reduction in SNR of the
10MHz signal comming out of the GPSDO, by the logic dividers, and impedance
lowering buffer amplifiers, what considerations should be made regarding the
choice of logic families, and transistors to be used? The frequencies required
by the test equipment vary from 500kHz to 10MHz, and amplitudes from 100mV P-P
sinewave, to 5V peak squarewave. How good must the PSU be to stop the rot
getting worse, and is 1/f noise in the active devices important? Your thoughts
will be appreciated.
P.S.: How
accurate is the Trimble Thunderbolt for this
application?..............................................Thankyou,............Don
Collie.
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