I was looking into masthead preamps...I wonder how a cheap low-noise preamp would do, when combined with something like this:
Center Frequency 1090 MHz
Bandwidth 10 MHz
Passband 1085-1095 MHz
Passband Ripple <0.5 dB
Insertion Loss at Center Frequency <4 dB
Impedance 50 ohms
Rejection >30 dB @ +/- 35 MHz from Center Frequency
Return Loss in Passband >12 dB
Dimensions 10 x 12 x 4.5 mm
http://www.amcrf.com/products.aspx?sc_state=2&sc_id=147350&sc_cat=3784&sc_search=&sc_search_radius=price is 53 US$ for one, 37 US$ for six or more
