{"id":17451,"date":"2016-02-29T19:02:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T23:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=17451"},"modified":"2016-02-29T19:10:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T23:10:55","slug":"portable-power-for-active-antennas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/portable-power-for-active-antennas\/","title":{"rendered":"Portable power for active antennas"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"CPI1000<\/a>

CPI1000 mit Powerbank<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to Dennis at Bonito for sharing a link to\u00a0an article he recently published on the Bonito blog<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Autonomous power supply of our active antennas via USB and power bank<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is getting to be more and more difficult to procure reasonably priced analogue external plug-in power supplies because just like old light bulbs they are no longer allowed to be produced due to power consumption restrictions. We are spending a lot of time to find and buy remaining stock so that we can offer our customers noise-free external power supplies. But for years, there has been an alternative.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our MegaLoop ML200<\/a>, ML052<\/a>, the MegActiv MA305<\/a> as well as the GigActiv GA3005<\/a> can be operated internally with as little as 5V and so can be powered by the supplied\u00a0CPI1000DP<\/a> \/ CPI3000DP<\/a> bias tee via a USB cable. \u00a0In light of the annoying switching power supplies, PowerLAN and heightened mobility of listeners, this is a very practical alternative and offers much more flexibility for the customer. \u00a0Unfortunately, this fact is not well known and that is why I would like to shed some light on this subject.[…]<\/em><\/p>\n

Continue reading at the Bonito website.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks, Dennis!<\/p>\n

\"RaspberryPirate-EtonBlock\"<\/a>I should note that there are a multitude of 5 VDC powerblocks on the market. I have two made by Eton Corp<\/a> (see above) that even have hand-crank power generation. I recently used one to power my Raspberry Pi (Raspberry Pirate!<\/a>) for\u00a0several hours.<\/p>\n

As Dennis states, using a DC source certainly cuts down on interference from noisy power supplies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to Dennis at Bonito for sharing a link to\u00a0an article he recently published on the Bonito blog: Autonomous power supply of our active antennas via USB and power bank It is getting to be more and more difficult to procure reasonably priced analogue external plug-in power supplies because just like old light bulbs […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4199,3607,836,3,43],"tags":[666,4771,3742,4770,3741,3846],"class_list":["post-17451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-accessories","category-antennas","category-new-products","category-news","category-shortwave-radio","tag-bonito","tag-bonito-megaloop-ml052","tag-megactiv-305","tag-megaloop-ml052","tag-megaloop-ml200","tag-regulated-power-supply"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-4xt","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17405,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/megaloop-ml052-bonitos-new-portable-mag-loop-antenna\/","url_meta":{"origin":17451,"position":0},"title":"MegaLoop ML052: Bonito’s new portable mag loop antenna","author":"Thomas","date":"February 18, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Bonito Press Release) At the beginning of the model year 2016, there is good news in the range of our MegaLoop Active Loop Antennas: New Model: MegaLoop ML052 The new Active Loop MegaLoop ML052, which is available end of February, is the successor to our MegaLoop 060.\u00a0Based on the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Accessories"","block_context":{"text":"Accessories","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/accessories\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"MegaLoop ML052","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsroom.bonito.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/MegaLoop_ML052-227x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12815,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/bonito-adds-new-products\/","url_meta":{"origin":17451,"position":1},"title":"Bonito adds new products","author":"Thomas","date":"March 25, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I've just heard from German manufacturer,\u00a0Bonito, who has added\u00a0several new products to their product line: MegaLoop ML200:\u00a0The MegaLoop is a 5 meter active stainless steel loop antenna that can be used outdoors.\u00a0The MegaLoop ML200 ships with a Dual Power power supply (including the ability to power via USB). 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