[Premium-Rx] ARA-2000

[davesc50 at tiscali.co.uk]

Hi All,

Sorry if this one is a little off topic but I'm a little short 
of options.

I've just acquired a second hand Dressler ARA-2000 active 
antenna. I already have an ARA-500 and an ARA-1500, I know they are not 
to everyone's taste but I have very limited space and can't mount a 
decent antenna outside at any decent height.

The problem is that the 
new ARA-2000 is totally and utterly deaf.
I have managed to open it up 
and the active element is a single 3 pin plus tab SMT device marked 
0015.
I am guessing it must be U/S as it's getting power but acting 
more like an attenuator than an amplifier. So much so that the coax 
feeder receives more signal when it's disconnected from the antenna 
than it does when it's connected.

My question to the group is, can 
anyone identify the mystery 0015 device?
I'm guessing it is a FET of 
some sort but can find no data on the net pertaining to it. The nearest 
thing I can find mention of is a TA0015 which appears to be some form 
of wide band CATV amplifier but although it sounds like a likely 
candidate I can not find any data sheet for the device to confirm if it 
is the correct item.

Has anyone repaired one of these before, and if 
so can anyone recomend a replacement device, or indeed the correct 
device.

Cheers and sorry again that the questions off topic,
Dave.S.

www.ra1792.co.uk