I just completed a temporary outdoor antenna installation that includes a Mini-Circuits ZX60-P103LN LNA. It will be powered a power inserter from the shack through ~150’ of RG6. The preamp shows a 5V input is required (no tolerance listed). I made the mistake of not measuring the voltage drop along the coax before weatherproofing and installing the antenna. I would probably take a couple hours of work to take everything down, measure the drop, and then put into back up. Two questions:
- What is the typical tolerance range on this type of LNA? +/-0.5 V, 1V, etc?
- What is the impact of running it outside the tolerance range? Performance hit or damage?
I am debating taking a roughly equivalent length of the rg6 and measuring the drop of it and using that value. Thanks.
- What is the typical tolerance range on this type of LNA? +/-0.5 V, 1V, etc?
- What is the impact of running it outside the tolerance range? Performance hit or damage?
I am debating taking a roughly equivalent length of the rg6 and measuring the drop of it and using that value. Thanks.