RF coupler/decoupler, search for...

[Gyn_Paul]

Has anyone come across a cheap source of coupler/decouplers in France? I need pairs of FM+UHF to UHF, and UHF+SAT to SAT.

I can find them on Ebay for £4.00 ish but won't deliver to France. The only place I can find them on line here is Conrad, where - predictably - they're €14.50 a piece.

I know the insertion loss would be biggish, but we are in a strong TNT signal area, and the sat feed it to my dedicated R4 receiver, and I shall tweek the dish to favour that transponder.

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[Pierre ZFP]

I've seen these in Auchan of all places at around the €4 mark.  I was helping out a colleague at work  to do something very similar to what you want to do

[Gyn_Paul]

Thanks Pierre,

I have to hack up to Chateauroux to Brico Depot sometime this week, I'll pop next door to Auchan and see if that branch has them.

cheer

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[Théière]

Any help?

http://radiospares-fr.rs-online.com/web/

[Gyn_Paul]

no, can't seem to find them in the catalogue. Isn't Radiospares now Maplins in the UK? Haven't seen Radiospares (or RSComponents as it became) since I left local radio back in the dark ages.  A real blast from the past !

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[Anton Redman]

I think and hope they are separately owned:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS_Components

http://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=branchNetwork

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/8111074/Buy-out-giants-Blackstone-Advent-and-CVC-circle-Maplin.html

http://www.maplin.co.uk/

Maplin opened and the best and most entertaining electronics business in Kingston upon Thames closed. In contrast to RS they sell packaged over priced stuff. They even make Radio Shack look a good bet.