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2 antennas, 1 radio? Possible?

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Hello, I have 2 Baofeng UV-82's and I was wondering If there was a anyway I could attach 1 huge antenna to 2 of these Baofengs. Maybe a wiring technique or.. I'm setting it up for a repeater for my Boy Scout troop and I really dont want to buy 2 antennas when I may be able to hook up 1 to both radios. Thanks!
 

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It can be done, but its cheaper and easier to just use 2 antennas. There are RF switched relays sold for vhf marine use that might work for 2m. They cost a couple of hundred bucks, maybe a bit less.

If you're trying to set them up as a repeater, then a duplexer is what you need. Those are lousy radios for that, and so that is just a bad idea.

Your subject line is two antennas one radio, but your question is about the opposite.
 
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