evilklown said:
Thanks doug for the post i had actully bought that T about a month back because i was using 2 scanners and thats what he sold me it seemd like he wasnt to sure about radios but there is alot of loss with that T i just wanted to see if there was somthing i was missing with that T but now i know there is nothing giving it the amp. now i know what i am going to be getting into with the splitting but i am glad i have the right information so when i get started with the splitting. Thanks agian doug................ what do they usally use the T's for anyway because they have alot of loss with it one my scanners wouldnt even get any percent on the ant. just curious
I've been out of touch a while due to my youngest being in the ER and then in surgery and a stay at the hospital. Apologies for lost time.
Yes, as stated by rc104a, those type Ts were used a LOT when networks used coaxial cable (and they had about 2mb per second line speed as compared to CAT5e with 10mb per second - and any network line's total bandwidth typically gets you 70% of the rated total line speed, but that's another topic).
As JohnWayne posted his link to his write-up about a triplexer, that's good info for you.
Looking at this from the viewpoint that you want one antenna to feed two receivers, or one receiver at two points, a switch would work but that requires a manual turn of a knob to choose which line is in use. Maybe not as easy as you want it to be.
What would suit your need the best would be a way to split two or more ways with no loss. The decision making will be budget and what you can afford with that budget. I would suggest an active multicoupler, 2- or 4-port. But others here will have suggestions on solutions for you also. For example, a Stridsberg active 4-port multicoupler (# MCA204M) is going to run you around $185; I've got a 4- and an 8-port that I consider well worth their cost. (They also can be used in a vehicle in that they're 12VDC, but AC supplied via a wall wart/AC adapter.)
I've got to find the link or info, but there's a 2- or 3-way 'splitter' of some kind that people here have used with some success. (Unless you've already gotten a working solution in place.)
`Doug