[Milsurplus] ARB Antenna capacitor

[Mike Hanz]

On 12/8/2013 7:02 PM, Hue Miller wrote:
> So the series capacitor was to somehow discriminate against, how? ( 
> Not getting it. )
> And not to diminish the total antenna capacity, nor to somehow protect 
> the receiver?

Why would one want to decrease the antenna capacity seen from an ARB's 
perspective, Hue?  I haven't found the mica transmitting cap on the ARB 
antenna input used in any other system other than where multiple 
receivers were attached to a common receive antenna.  That should tell 
you something about its deployment.  What we do know is that it is 
possible to reduce interaction through de facto bandpass filters, using 
inherent set antenna input capacities and inductances.  What we do not 
know at the moment is whether the intent was to diminish interference 
from the ARB or the command sets.  Further research is needed.