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Once upon a time, I too thought I needed a Stridesberg, so I shelled out the big bucks.
Then I decided to try something else. I found these on eBay; Celwave PD861C 6 Way Power Splitter 806 825MHz | eBay
At the time I got mine, he advertised them as being swept with an analyzer and useable down to 100mhz. For $10, it was worth a chance. Comparing side by side with an Icom R8500, the signal quality was virtually the same. Scrounged around an got a couple Minicircuits amplifiers. Finally settled on this one; Mini Circuits ZFL 1000 Amplifier 0 1 to 1000MHz Gain 18nu ll Po9D BM15V | eBay
These can be had for half this if you look around. I think I paid all of $15 for mine.
So, for $25, I had another $300 Stridesberg.
Then I decided to try something else. I found these on eBay; Celwave PD861C 6 Way Power Splitter 806 825MHz | eBay
At the time I got mine, he advertised them as being swept with an analyzer and useable down to 100mhz. For $10, it was worth a chance. Comparing side by side with an Icom R8500, the signal quality was virtually the same. Scrounged around an got a couple Minicircuits amplifiers. Finally settled on this one; Mini Circuits ZFL 1000 Amplifier 0 1 to 1000MHz Gain 18nu ll Po9D BM15V | eBay
These can be had for half this if you look around. I think I paid all of $15 for mine.
So, for $25, I had another $300 Stridesberg.