First of all this is not a flame or trying to put you down. With that said, having been in the radio
service and engineering field for well over 40 years, I find your statement a little of a surprise
without you defining a little more clearer just what your issue is.
Today, there are some very fine multi band antennas on the market. Many of them do have some
compromise on functionality and gain. Why are you so concerned with the gain being the same
on each band? From running mobile radios in my vehicles for about the same duration as I have
been in this type of work, there is not too many antennas that I haven't tried. I tend to end up
with a simple 1/4 antenna in the long run for most of my antennas.
When I do have a dual band radio, like on the ham frequencies, I am forced to use one of the
multi band antennas. Get use to the limitations of physics and antenna design. Bottom line is
if you don't like the dual band or tri band antennas, no one is telling you that you have to use
them.
You sound as if there will never be an antenna that will suit you likings and desires. So be it
and live with what the antenna engineers have supplied to the market for the rest of us radio
users.
Jim
What is the best way to have the connections of multiple, single band antennas, to a radio such as an FT-7800R which has a single connection for two bands. Is it even possible?
Oh and please avoid the "just go buy a dual band antenna" comments. Those usually have problems on one or the other band and are not the same gain... I know some people don't care, I don't either, just wanted to know... see if it helps performance at all
