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UHF question

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UHF question

Post by Chook350 »

hi all, would it be possible to have 2 uhf ariels spliced into the ariel lead on the radio. each a diffrent gain.
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Post by familybus »

yes it is with a splitter! but with a splitter you will also loose power going out!
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Post by Jaffa »

familybus wrote:yes it is with a splitter! but with a splitter you will also loose power going out!
A splitter only allows you to use 1 aerial at a time, if you wired both up at the same time your impedance would be wrong and you will do damage to your radios, technically it is possible but not worth the effort, they used to do it with the old AM CB to create funky ground planes and get huge skip (or something)
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Post by j-top paj »

dont forget that if your using 2 antennas then it will become directional
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Post by familybus »

Jaffa wrote:
familybus wrote:yes it is with a splitter! but with a splitter you will also loose power going out!
A splitter only allows you to use 1 aerial at a time, if you wired both up at the same time your impedance would be wrong and you will do damage to your radios, technically it is possible but not worth the effort, they used to do it with the old AM CB to create funky ground planes and get huge skip (or something)
thats why i sugested a splitter rather than 2 arials wired together! using 2 arials at once doesnt make sense unless there co-phased and even then in a mobile situation would be silly!
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Post by Chook350 »

the reason i asked was cause i live in a pretty hilly area, but when i go out on the flats i sort of lack the range. i have a 3db ariel n a older sundowner uhf
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Post by Goatse.AJ »

Buy a coax switch.

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Post by j-top paj »

comercial radio + 4.5 elevated feed :armsup:
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Post by j-top paj »

OR
comercial radio + 4.5 elevated feed +hl250u :armsup: :armsup: :armsup:
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Post by Goatse.AJ »

j-top paj wrote:OR
Icom IC 706mkII G + 4.5 elevated feed +hl250u :armsup: :armsup: :armsup:
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