Versatile telemetry base

A method of receiving signals from at least one implanted telemeter, the method comprising

• a) providing a telemetry base comprising
• i) a plurality of antennae to receive radiofrequency (RF) signals from the telemeter(s);
• ii) a plurality of multiplexers connected to the antennae to increase the RF signal strength;
• iii) at least one receiver circuit capable of processing RF signals from the antennae into electrical impulses;
• iv) a central processing unit (CPU) to receive and process the electrical impulses into at least one parameter such as temperature;
• v) at least one digital address bus connected to the CPU and the multiplexer to select the antenna based on the best signal integrity of the antenna;
• vi) a display to show the current parameters from the telemeters for analysis by the operator, and
• vii) at least one analog-to-digital interface for receiving data from other external sensors;
• b) receiving RF signals from implanted telemeters via a plurality of antennae;
• c) transmitting the RF signals from the antennae to a multiplexer;
• d) processing the RF signals in a receiver circuit into brief electrical impulses;
• e) transmitting the electrical impulses to the computer processing unit (CPU);
• f) comparing the electrical impulses from one antenna in the CPU against a variable, built-in reference voltage;
• g) adjusting the reference voltage so that the comparator fires repeatedly within the expected range of the telemeter's modulations frequency;
• and
• h) changing antennae until the best reference voltage is found by selecting antennae through a digital address bus.