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Oct 6, 2017 14:03:45 GMT -5
Post by Countryboy on Oct 6, 2017 14:03:45 GMT -5
Can I run 2 radios on one antenna, like my Washington and also maybe a 2 meter or something like that?
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Post by MonkeyMan on Oct 6, 2017 17:33:55 GMT -5
Can I run 2 radios on one antenna, like my Washington and also maybe a 2 meter or something like that? You can run two radios on one antenna if you use a proper switch box. And I'll let someone more experienced chime in, but I don't think you could run a CB and a 2 meter radio on the same antenna. CB is 11 meters, and it, and 2 meters have completely different antennas. Receive, maybe. Transmit, I don't think so.
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Post by Sandbagger on Oct 7, 2017 7:58:48 GMT -5
Can I run 2 radios on one antenna, like my Washington and also maybe a 2 meter or something like that? You can run two radios on one antenna if you use a proper switch box. And I'll let someone more experienced chime in, but I don't think you could run a CB and a 2 meter radio on the same antenna. CB is 11 meters, and it, and 2 meters have completely different antennas. Receive, maybe. Transmit, I don't think so. That pretty much covers it. A CB antenna is not frequency compatible with 2 meters. And even for receiving, it's not all that good.
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Oct 13, 2017 17:59:05 GMT -5
Post by Countryboy on Oct 13, 2017 17:59:05 GMT -5
I guess I am saying the antenna I am looking at says it will go up to 25.500 to 30.000. If that is true am thenother then just cb, what other stuff can I do . I am talking about the Sirio gainmaster.
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Oct 14, 2017 0:34:36 GMT -5
Post by 2600 on Oct 14, 2017 0:34:36 GMT -5
I think a closer look at the detailed specifications will show that this antenna will cover only a portion of that range of frequencies, according to how you have tuned it, but can be tuned for a stretch of one or two MHz within that range. You adjust it for that portion of the 25-30 range.
Don't have those specs on hand, so I may not have that quite right.
A gadget that combines two radios on separate bands for one antenna is called a "diplexer". But they are built for specific frequencies, like combining 144 and 440 MHz radios on one coax, to use with a two-band antenna, for example.
But there is no combiner gadget for using "just any" frequency you pick. And how well that one works above 30 and below 25 Mhz is anybody's guess.
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Oct 15, 2017 20:08:57 GMT -5
Post by SIX-SHOOTER on Oct 15, 2017 20:08:57 GMT -5
I guess I am saying the antenna I am looking at says it will go up to 25.500 to 30.000. If that is true am thenother then just cb, what other stuff can I do . I am talking about the Sirio gainmaster. 2 meters does NOT fall withing those frequencies at 144-148 mhz which is a long long way from either end & nowhere in between them.25.500 to 30.000 is in the HF range & 144.000 to 148.000 is in the VHF range.There are antennas called Discone antennas that will cover all of those bands on receive & transmit but they have ZERO gain on any band so they do work but not very well.They are difficult to find but I know that at least two companies out there make them.This antenna is one of them:TRAM 1411 Broad Band Discone/scanner Base Antenna so look it up & see if that is what you are looking for.They hear on VHF/UNF pretty well but they don't work well on transmit very well on any band in my opinion. SIX-SHOOTER
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