TelStar26
Active Member
Hey guys.
Im installing a new to me VHF setup in my boat this weekend. The complete setup from the radio to the antenna mount
Ive read about having the radio/antenna tunned for your specific boat/wire length/and installation to maximize the range/clarity.
Does anybody know who does this locally? (sooke)
And my other question about VHF's is, are you able to run two completely seperate radios/antenna's on your boat, having the antennas mouting as close as 5 feet apart, (one on either side of the boat) and operate either radio when there both on, and not damage them?
-The reason I ask, is because I installed my second VHF last summer (I already had one), I dont know what happended, but ive blown the output on BOTH my radios (hence the new setup im installing this weekend)
Theres a couple possibilitys of what might have happend:
Last summer I dont know if I soldered up the second antenna plug wrong and fried my second radio...
or possibly the second radio was bad to begin with (it was used and never tested befor install)
or possibly both! and trying to diagnoise my second radio not working I hooked up my existing working radio to the new antenna and possibly blew it?
Or the third possiblity is the second radio/antenna I installed last summer was totally fine at first, but having both radios turned on, and having one transmit so close to the other fried there outputs?
I just dont know!
But I know the complete setup (third set up now) works fine. So I cant mess this one up!
Can anybody shed some light for me?
Thanks....
Alan
Im installing a new to me VHF setup in my boat this weekend. The complete setup from the radio to the antenna mount
Ive read about having the radio/antenna tunned for your specific boat/wire length/and installation to maximize the range/clarity.
Does anybody know who does this locally? (sooke)
And my other question about VHF's is, are you able to run two completely seperate radios/antenna's on your boat, having the antennas mouting as close as 5 feet apart, (one on either side of the boat) and operate either radio when there both on, and not damage them?
-The reason I ask, is because I installed my second VHF last summer (I already had one), I dont know what happended, but ive blown the output on BOTH my radios (hence the new setup im installing this weekend)
Theres a couple possibilitys of what might have happend:
Last summer I dont know if I soldered up the second antenna plug wrong and fried my second radio...
or possibly the second radio was bad to begin with (it was used and never tested befor install)
or possibly both! and trying to diagnoise my second radio not working I hooked up my existing working radio to the new antenna and possibly blew it?
Or the third possiblity is the second radio/antenna I installed last summer was totally fine at first, but having both radios turned on, and having one transmit so close to the other fried there outputs?
I just dont know!
But I know the complete setup (third set up now) works fine. So I cant mess this one up!
Can anybody shed some light for me?
Thanks....
Alan