It's powered via the light from the fiber. I bought a few for testing, they work fine although it takes a lot of light to get enough RF power out to run a normal household with ~4 TVs. We ended up using the powered ones for that reason.
On Fri, Nov 8, 2024 at 8:45 AM Chuck <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > I wonder how it works without power? > Sent from my iPhone > > On Nov 8, 2024, at 5:31 AM, Chris Fabien <ch...@lakenetmi.com> wrote: > > > You might find these interesting also: > > https://www.amazon.com/QIANRENON-Receiver-Filtering-Function-Conversion/dp/B0BYZCSTMD > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2024 at 7:41 PM <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > >> So for $8.50 you can convert 1550 fiber to F connector? Great Scott! >> >> *From:* Chris Fabien >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 7, 2024 5:27 PM >> *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Fiber and Microtrenching >> >> Well, to start with where is the current video feed coming from? If it's >> generated on site you'd need a 1550 catv laser transmitter to make the >> copper RF signal into 1550 light, that feeds into the multi port EDFA MUX >> to put it on the PONS. I think this would be the laser from WSEE, we >> already had 1550 video available so we did not buy a laser from WSEE. >> >> >> https://www.wseelaser.com/direct-modulation-transmitter%20/1550nm-direct-modulated-optical-transmitter.html >> >> Attaching the invoice from our last order. >> The stuff works great, we have I think 7 or 8 of the EDFAs and distribute >> video over all of our FTTH. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2024, 2:55 PM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: >> >>> This looks very interesting. What equipment is needed at the headend? >>> Just something simliar to put the RF signal on the fiber? >>> On 11/6/2024 5:46 PM, Chris Fabien wrote: >>> >>> https://www.wseelaser.com/ftth/or20-ftth-agc-optical-node-with-wdm.html >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 6, 2024, 5:26 PM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: >>> >>>> What would you call this $10 device? >>>> On 11/6/2024 11:17 AM, Chris Fabien wrote: >>>> >>>> Nate, If they want to keep the clearQAM video feed in place, that is >>>> pretty straightforward to do via RF overlay on top of a GPON or XGSPON >>>> Network. A couple pieces of equipment at the headend and a $10 optical >>>> receiver at each house. No STB required. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2024 at 5:43 PM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The Boss and I are having an arug^H^H^H^H Discussion about installing >>>>> fiber in a campground (Mostly permanent Singlewide units). He thinks >>>>> that it would be too difficult to do. I contend that with >>>>> Microtrenching down the campground roads, this would be the perfect >>>>> deployment for Gpon Fiber. >>>>> >>>>> Campsites are concrete pad Road to road, no dirt runs between multiple >>>>> trailers without lots of concrete cutting. So at most there would be >>>>> 2 >>>>> trailers fed off each duct drop from the asphalt road. >>>>> >>>>> When you do microtrenching, do you just do a bunch of microduct, then >>>>> break off a microduct whenever you need it? There would probably be >>>>> ~20 >>>>> microducts that could run out of a central Handhole at the end of the >>>>> street, and feed both sides of the street for 40 trailers. 20 >>>>> trailers >>>>> per side, 10 microduct drops per side 1 microduct feeding 2 trailers. >>>>> Is that too many for a microtrench? >>>>> >>>>> There is an existing coax cable plant, installed in the early 80's >>>>> that >>>>> is bandaided together to provide Docsis at about 10mb/5mb, with many >>>>> many outages. All utilities are private, unmarked, and sometimes near >>>>> the surface. >>>>> >>>>> The microtrenching videos make it looks like you just advance down the >>>>> street at a few feet per minute, with a fixed road behind you. Is it >>>>> not that simple? I'm thinking the whole campground of 1500 spots >>>>> could >>>>> be installed in a few weeks. >>>>> >>>>> Anyone done campground deployments? Tree coverage makes RF not as >>>>> feasible. Downside of fiber is that there are a handful of clearQAM >>>>> TV >>>>> Channel on the existing coax plant. That's much harder to do with >>>>> fiber >>>>> without some sort of STB agreement. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> AF mailing list >>>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> AF mailing list >>>> AF@af.afmug.com >>>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> AF mailing list >>> AF@af.afmug.com >>> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >>> >> ------------------------------ >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> >> -- >> AF mailing list >> AF@af.afmug.com >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >> > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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