joshneal Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Anyone know anything about the Any Spot AS-DIST-4? Its a 2 Input 8 output Antenna Distro system for running 4 wireless receivers. Only $399 http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/524695-REG/Galaxy_Audio_AS_DIST4_AS_DIST4_Antenna_Distribution_System.html It also runs off 12v DC power which would be great for on the cart. If anyone knows anything about how well this unit works, let me know, the only downside I can see is that the antenna outs are not standard BNC connecters, but some other type requiring adapters to be made. Or if anyone knows of any other inexpensive antenna distro system that would be good on the cart, let me know. Looking to run a shark fin and a dipole to 4 lectro recievers. Has anyone had any experience running an ac powered distro system using an inverter with a large marine battery or something similar? Thanks Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted September 15, 2009 Report Share Posted September 15, 2009 Josh, Of particular note is that the device lists its freq range as: 650 ~ 950MHz, which means for U.S. use, you're getting about half of block 25, all of block 26, and the small sliver of 27 that is still available -- that's it. John B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemmerlinj Posted February 10, 2010 Report Share Posted February 10, 2010 The Shure UA844 or 845 will work. They have BNC in's and out's. Will power an active Sharkfin, but you will need a DC blocker for the passive antennae's. It can be dc powered as well with 4 dc power outputs which is pretty ideal for a cart. Just make sure that you get the wideband unit or the specific freq range that you need. I think the 845 model has a link option for another 845 unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Babb Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 Just an observation: the Galaxy Any Spot can operate on 12VDC. The Shure unit requires at least 14VDC. So if you have a 12VDC BDS you'll have to get a Juicer or other transformer to make the Shure 844 operate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 " The Shure unit requires at least 14VDC " have you encountered a problem?? I have not! -even with some long coax runs in installed situations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Babb Posted February 11, 2010 Report Share Posted February 11, 2010 I'm not sure what you're asking? What does long coax runs (for antenna cable, I presume) have to do with the 14 volt direct current power requirements? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 " What does long coax runs (for antenna cable,) have to do with the 14 volt direct current power requirements? " voltage drop! the power comes down the coax from the RX... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Babb Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 Okay, I'm missing something. I understand voltage drop over long runs. What I was saying is... the back of each unit has a DC input jack. This I presume is to power the unit. The Any Spot has a label on the jack that reads it will accept 12 - 18 Volts DC. The Shure 844 has a DC input jack that is labelled 14 - 18 VDC. So are you saying you can use something less that 14 volts on the Shure if you have a shorter cable run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 yes... actually even possibly with longer runs, I have found that the Shure antenna preamps work fine with typical 12 v DC power as long as the source can deliver the rated current requirement at the preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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