CSXRiverline
Member
Hi;
I am about to put up a Ringo Ranger ARX-2B.
Since I am a licensed Amateur, I would like to be able to use this antenna on two meters, as it was designed, but at the same time I want good reception for the railroad band, as I really enjoy listening to trains on CSX River Line from Jersey City NJ to Selkirk NY.
My question then; If I tune the antenna for 146.520Mhz to get the best VSWR, and operation on the ham band, what can I expect for receive up at 160Mhz?
The manufacturer (Laird / Cushcraft) does not provide any receive BW specs, just that BW for VSWR 1.5:1 is >3Mhz.
I guess I really don't have all that much of a choice, because I don't want to transmit at 146Mhz into a badly untuned antenna, but I may have to make a decision as to which operation is more important to me; the 2m ham band, or railroad scanning.
My radio is the Yaesu Vertex VX-150, a 2m only with 200 channels and 5W output on 2m.
It has an excellent receiver, even at 160Mhz.
Thanks
FW
I am about to put up a Ringo Ranger ARX-2B.
Since I am a licensed Amateur, I would like to be able to use this antenna on two meters, as it was designed, but at the same time I want good reception for the railroad band, as I really enjoy listening to trains on CSX River Line from Jersey City NJ to Selkirk NY.
My question then; If I tune the antenna for 146.520Mhz to get the best VSWR, and operation on the ham band, what can I expect for receive up at 160Mhz?
The manufacturer (Laird / Cushcraft) does not provide any receive BW specs, just that BW for VSWR 1.5:1 is >3Mhz.
I guess I really don't have all that much of a choice, because I don't want to transmit at 146Mhz into a badly untuned antenna, but I may have to make a decision as to which operation is more important to me; the 2m ham band, or railroad scanning.
My radio is the Yaesu Vertex VX-150, a 2m only with 200 channels and 5W output on 2m.
It has an excellent receiver, even at 160Mhz.
Thanks
FW