Thoughts on the MCA204m Multicoupler?

[Pyr8]

who has the best price on the MCA204M?

 

[mtindor]

who has the best price on the MCA204M?

I don't believe it is sold by anyone other than the manufacturer themselves, Stridsberg Engineering. I could be wrong though

Receiver Multicouplers, HF VHF/UHF.

Mike

 

[Pyr8]

I don't believe it is sold by anyone other than the manufacturer themselves, Stridsberg Engineering. I could be wrong though

Receiver Multicouplers, HF VHF/UHF.

Mike

Scanner Master has them as well as a few others...just looking for the best price!

 

[mtindor]

I don't see anybody else selling them except for Stridsberg and Scannermaster.

$199 Scannermaster
$185 Stridsberg
$195 Stridsberg (with N connector on input port instead of BNC)

Any place else I see even mentioning show them as out of stock.

Best price? $10 isn't much in this world. But if I were you I'd go directly to Stridsberg and order. Of course, you might find one used on Ebay.

Mike

 

[smason]

I've wanted one for a while. Shipping to Canada is obscene. Will have to get one next time I'm in the US for a week.

 

[Gilligan]

Just curious if the splitter will still work properly without power? I am guessing that the splitter will work but the amp will not, but still want to confirm that the splitter is not dependent on power.

 

[N9JIG]

The unit will still work but nowhere near as well as without power. On mine I tried removing the power and the signals were weaker than having the scanner connected directly to the antenna.

 

[Gilligan]

OK Thanks!

 

[GWallace]

The only real "wow" between the TV amps and the Stridsberg is the price. I use both and for the price the Electrolines are not much of a loss if you encounter issues. I wouldn't recommend anything but the 8 ports since the gain is less.

The 8 port EDA-2800 has a 4db gain.

I see the 4 port EDA2500MMA has 1.5db gain....

https://www.amazon.com/Electroline-EDA2500MMA-4-port-Distribution-Amplifier/dp/B00M28LZ70

How did you block the DC?

The other issue I can see is F connectors vs BNCs, means I'd need to use adapters or a F-BNC cable to each scanner.

Are there any passive options? I'd be ok with a 1-2db loss. Stridsberg make a passive one but the insertion loss is 7db on the 4 port.

 

[stealthradios]

I'm looking at the MCA204m as a low cost solution to using a single antenna with several receivers. Does anyone have any experience with this model? Any comments, good or bad? Worth the $185-200 price tag? Do the unused ports need to be 50 ohm terminated?

Thanks!

They are excellent devices. I have a couple of of the MCA204M's and a MCA208M. had them for years with no problems. I use mine for VHF UHF aircraft frequencies and love them. They also hold up will too nearby ham radio transmitters.