Sometimes you have too much signal at the input to your GNSS. There's
a problem using an attenuator to fix that: most receivers put a DC
voltage for antenna power on the cable, and a typical attenuator that
has a DC path to ground gets kind of hot.
To address that, I made some boards that incorporate a bias tee on both
sides of an attenuator to allow DC to flow around and not through the
resistors. It's cleverly called the IsoTennuator. There are boards for
nominally 3 dB, 8 dB, and 15 dB attenuation. While I was at it, I also
made the UnBias-Tee which blocks DC and has LEDs to indicate the
presence of voltage on either side of the blocking capacitor.
TAPR is offering a kit that includes three IsoTennuators (nominal 3 dB,
8 dB, and 15 dB), and an UnBias-Tee. The boards are fully assembled
except that the provided SMA connectors need to be installed. It's
available now:
https://tapr.org/product/the-isotennuator-and-unbias-tee-accessories-for-gus/
NOTE -- these are not precision devices! They're intended for signal
level adjustment and shouldn't be used for calibrated measurements.
John