I would like to get a final word,On a Pre-Amp that i can purchase that has a good track record, I do have a Bias-T that I can use to power it, Im looking to Install one to help me pull those weak signals in.,Looking for suggestions and reviews from those who are familiar using them.
You didn't mention the range(s) you want to cover or the price range you have in mind.
But, this is the setup I use for six of my antennas that have a preamp mounted right at the base of them.
Also, it's a good idea to have some way to control the signal level.
A variable attenuator etc.
Here's an older photo of a few of them. You can see the housing below one of them.
The housings:
I use mostly RF Bay Inc. and Mini-Circuits preamps. You can find them on ebay and elsewhere.
RF Bay LNA-580 for everything below 600 MHz
RF Bay LNA-1000 for wider coverage.
Mini-Circuits ZQL-1900MLN for 500 MHz and up including aircraft ASD-B
I use PVC pipe and fittings to make a housing for them.
There's some additional information in this thread.
http://forums.radioreference.com/sc...wering-versus-remote-powering.html#post860180
Rich
And a few of my 'spare' amps.
Edit:
I didn't attach this initially, but it shows a way to feed DC up the coax with a DC block BEFORE the preamp.
Depending on the Bias-Eee you use, you may not need it.
I have lots of DC Blocks and they're cheaper than my preamps, so I normally use one.
Here's a sample of SatCom signals.
Two USB dongles, on two different ST2 antennas, both with LNA-580 preamps at the base.