= = = "Michael St. Angelo" wrote in message
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"RHF" wrote in message
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Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Project ?

Q#1 - Has anyone "Built" one of these Kits ?

Yes. I enjoy building. I usually build something, test it out, and go to the
next project.

Q#2 - How does the "Assembly" of the Kit go ?

The kit is for an intermediate builder. It went well because the assembly is
well
documented. The is lots of mechanical assembly on the front and rear panels
because
of the number of switches, LED's and connectors.

Q#3 - Does the "Finished" Kit perform well enough so that it is
'worth' the Money and Time to built it ?

It does a good job, and the construction is solid but the video amplifier
chip
is noisier than passive splitters. I have lots of receivers in the workshop
and
having the ability to drive 8 receivers is a godsend, however. I also
listen to low
frequency signals (below 500khz) and it does a good job in this region. For
lf reception I replaced the 0.1uf coupling capacitors with 1.0uf units.

Q#4 - Are there 'cheaper' Lower Cost Ready-Made alternatives
to this "Kit" ?

The purpose of the switches is to enable each receiver by controlling the
mute.
If you don't need to control the mute of you receivers and don't need a
preamp
you might look a some passive splitters from minicircuits labs. The passive
splitters
will have loss, however. A 4 way splitter has 6db loss; an 8 way splitter
9db, so you would
need a preamp.



MSA,

Thank You for your Reply as well as the replies of the others.

tyvm ~ RHF
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