# Opportunity to hook feeder to Ham Radio Repeater Tower **URL:** \ **Category:** Feeding\ **Created:** [September 7, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/opportunity-to-hook-feeder-to-ham-radio-repeater-tower/679 "2024-09-07T21:10:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PBeckary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@PBeckary](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/PBeckary)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2024, 9:10pm UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/opportunity-to-hook-feeder-to-ham-radio-repeater-tower/679/1 "2024-09-07T21:10:41Z")
I currently have an ADS-B exchange antenna setup using a raspberry pi - Feed=NqKX6UwJ-H3s I have the opportunity to connect a device to an antenna on a local ham radio repeater tower Cone antenna is about 80 foot high with coax hard line to the equipment building Location (Ephrata, PA): 40.17495° N, -76.15746° W Internet: A group has a relay network between several sites on 1296 MHZ including ours; we have a network switch to connect to in our building What device/hardware would I need to take advantage of this site? I would appreciate your advice/direction on this. Thanks!! ---
**Author:** ![CommGuy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/adsbx.discourse.group/commguy/32/21_2.png) [@CommGuy](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/CommGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 12:28am UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/opportunity-to-hook-feeder-to-ham-radio-repeater-tower/679/2 "2024-09-14T00:28:29Z")
I have more questions then answers for you at this point: Is the antenna tuned for ADSB, with coax that long on an antenna not tuned in the GHz range you may not get much at all and a tuned antenna on the roof may be better. Also the latency of the relay network could cause some issues calculating MLAT so I would see how bad it is. I know on quick glance a super high antenna on a tower sounds ideal but if not set up right it may not be very good at all. ---
**Author:** ![PBeckary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@PBeckary](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/PBeckary)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/opportunity-to-hook-feeder-to-ham-radio-repeater-tower/679/3 "2024-09-14T00:47:45Z")
Thanks, Brian. I will bounce this info off the ham guys who setup and maintain the tower. I do have a Comet GP-3 antenna that I intend to put up on my chimney someday - but may not have the time to do so in the near future. Pete Beckary [pete@beckary.com](mailto:pete@beckary.com) 717-468-1866 ---
**Author:** ![CommGuy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/adsbx.discourse.group/commguy/32/21_2.png) [@CommGuy](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/CommGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/opportunity-to-hook-feeder-to-ham-radio-repeater-tower/679/4 "2024-09-14T00:53:54Z")
A GP3 antenna would not be a good one for ADSB as it is centered on the VHF and UHF ham bands, it would be like trying to use a HF antenna for VHF. I would suggest a specific ADSB antenna. > **[Amazon.com: 5.5dBi 1090/978 N-Type Female Antenna - 26-inch : Electronics](https://www.amazon.com/ADSBexchange-5-5dBi-N-Type-Female-Antenna/dp/B089Q4BVCB)** > > Unlike most other ADS-B receive antennas, this 5.5dbi antenna not only receives the 1090Mhz band, but also the 978Mhz band. ---
**Author:** ![PBeckary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e5b9ba/32.png) [@PBeckary](https://adsbx.discourse.group/u/PBeckary)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 2:57am UTC](https://adsbx.discourse.group/t/opportunity-to-hook-feeder-to-ham-radio-repeater-tower/679/5 "2024-09-14T02:57:20Z")
My bad. I have several antennas intended for my chimney/roof. I do have the correct one for ADS-B. Pete Beckary [pete@beckary.com](mailto:pete@beckary.com) 717-468-1866