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Bonito Mini Whip Active Antenna - how to connect to SDRplay?

Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2016 6:54 pm
by SDRPlayer1702
Hi great to meet everyone here,

Your advice is needed. Badly! You can tell I am a beginner. I splashed out on a Bonito Mini Whip Active Antenna - question is; how do I connect to my SDRPlay RSP? I shuld have checked before. Aaaarghh. ;-)

Thanks,

SDRPlayer1702

Re: Bonito Mini Whip Active Antenna - how to connect to SDRplay?

Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:22 am
by DanubeBCL
What exactly is the problem?
You connect your RSP with the bias T splitter which came with the antenna and the bias T with the antenna. Mind the labeling, that is, do not confuse antenna and RX side of the splitter. The bias T needs a clean DC voltage from a hopefully noise free power supply.
Or is there another problem? Is anything missing in your set (e. g. bias T)?

73s, Heinrich

Re: Bonito Mini Whip Active Antenna - how to connect to SDRplay?

Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:46 pm
by SDRPlayer1702
Thanks Heinrich - I also didn't have compatible SMA Male connectors for the SDR Player RSP and I will receive soon. I appreciate your help, thanks! :-)

Cheers,

Sean

Re: Bonito Mini Whip Active Antenna - how to connect to SDRplay?

Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2016 8:30 am
by DanubeBCL
SDRPlayer1702 wrote:I also didn't have compatible SMA Male connectors for the SDR Player RSP and I will receive soon.
Yes, you should have a couple of various SMA adaptors "in stock" because many rigs use them now (Elad, Funcube, RTL dongles, USB network analyzers...)
73s, Heinrich