Tom Stefanac
EF2
I know I know.. the more antenna's the better, it is best to have a good 75 watt 2m radio strictly for simplex with a nice 5/8 whip and a dual-bander so you can listen to skywarn and be ready to report without interrupting your simplex stuff. You probably should also have something else dedicated to APRS and a nice big Wilson 1000 or 5000 for the CB. You might even have a few scanners, one for emergency services and another for EMWIN decoding and wx band scanning. Then of course it is nice to have a good Wilson cellular antenna to pull signal like mad (with a 3 watt amp under the seat). Optionally a satellite dish can be useful to collect rain and on occasion provide entertainment and if you are really into it, why not just throw on two good HF antennas, maybe one for 20 meters and the other for a band of your choice.
Oh I almost forgot, you still need room for that 2.4 gig Wi-Fi antenna and probably should use something external for that FRS/GMRS radio. Oh and can’t forget the weather station transmitters either!
Do you guys see where I am going with this?![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Has anyone ever had an issue where they have killed the RX on any of their equipment? I don't mean de-sensitized it, I mean burnt out a diode or connector pin from pure RF feeding in.
Last year I killed the RX on a 250D scanner by keying up 50 watts UHF. The antennas were UHF 1/4 wave apart, in fact they were 1/2 a wave VHF apart (~1m). Yet I still cooked the poor thing and reception on all the bands is pretty poor with 700 meg - 1.3 gig suffering the most.
With roof space on most chase vehicles at a premium it is easy to see why cooking stuff becomes a concern, in particular amateur gear and scanners. I personally have not been able to cook the CB, cellular or wi-fi stuff yet but there is always a first I am sure!
So, does anyone have bad experiences or similar concerns? I see some guys with antennas like 2 inches apart LOL but it is not RF, what if they touch when one is keyed up?
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Oh I almost forgot, you still need room for that 2.4 gig Wi-Fi antenna and probably should use something external for that FRS/GMRS radio. Oh and can’t forget the weather station transmitters either!
Do you guys see where I am going with this?
Has anyone ever had an issue where they have killed the RX on any of their equipment? I don't mean de-sensitized it, I mean burnt out a diode or connector pin from pure RF feeding in.
Last year I killed the RX on a 250D scanner by keying up 50 watts UHF. The antennas were UHF 1/4 wave apart, in fact they were 1/2 a wave VHF apart (~1m). Yet I still cooked the poor thing and reception on all the bands is pretty poor with 700 meg - 1.3 gig suffering the most.
With roof space on most chase vehicles at a premium it is easy to see why cooking stuff becomes a concern, in particular amateur gear and scanners. I personally have not been able to cook the CB, cellular or wi-fi stuff yet but there is always a first I am sure!
So, does anyone have bad experiences or similar concerns? I see some guys with antennas like 2 inches apart LOL but it is not RF, what if they touch when one is keyed up?