On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:18:21 -0400, MikeG
wrote:


I'm new to this and am just asking, why can't the signal from one
transponder just be split into two feeds? I know there would be some
bridging loss but not a lot. In other words is the transponder unique to
a specific receiver?

Just curious

A depth sounder transmits a brief ultrasonic pulse, then listens for
its echo, using the same transducer.

If two sounders were connected to the same transducer, the
high-powered transmitted pulse from one sounder would overload, and
probably damage, the sensitive receiver in the other.


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