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[Se7en]

Got two antennas on a truck (Dodge sprinter), and need to run both antennas on one scanner. One antenna is a 30megz - 200megz the second antenna is a 300 - 900megz. The driver wants to use both antenna for RX BCD996XT so can I install a T adapter ?

 

[W5LZ]

Can you connect those two antennas with a 'T'? Yes, you can. It will not amount to a 'co-phased' antenna system, that means something entirely different.
There will be some differences which may or may not be beneficial, or an 'improvement' in using separate antennas. Try it and see? Shouldn't hurt anything except reception...
- 'Doc

 

[w9cll]

Just make sure everything is turned up to 11 and you should be fine.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

It's just a receiver. Go for it. Some frequencies may work better with just one antenna or the other rather than both at the same time but think about a fan dipole for HF. Same idea, more than one antenna in parallel.

 

[Se7en]

It's just a receiver. Go for it. Some frequencies may work better with just one antenna or the other rather than both at the same time but think about a fan dipole for HF. Same idea, more than one antenna in parallel.

That's what I was thinking "fan dipole". Went ahead and installed the T inline. I know its not co-phase but, didn't know what else to "label" the idea. I'll report back what the outcome is later on this week. IMHO one antenna would work but they want to use both antennas.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

That's what I was thinking "fan dipole". Went ahead and installed the T inline. I know its not co-phase but, didn't know what else to "label" the idea. I'll report back what the outcome is later on this week. IMHO one antenna would work but they want to use both antennas.

It's not phased either. :bdh: