That sounds like a good setup. Be careful with the T splitter and two radios if you are transmitting. Also, for troubleshooting the reception issue I suggest disconnecting the T for now and using one radio.
Is the antenna mounted in a good spot? In others words, not under a roof that is foil lined, not within a concrete building, etc. Also, that type of mount expects a ground plane below it for bat performance.
I only keep one on at a time so it shouldn’t be a problem. I only use the old girl sparingly until I replace all the caps. The galaxy I’ve had for a quite some time and is the primary.
Honestly, I don’t believe it’s a reception issue. Both units aren’t hearing a soul over the past 2 days. Everything worse seems to check.
My mag mount is on the back deck on the fourth floor. No glass, no concrete, no anything to obstruct it. Not even other buildings until to reach the skyscrapers of down town Portland. The only real blockage is the west hills.
I just don’t think there is another person in the Portland metro area who’s working a radio at the time I’m on. I’m going to keep trying and hopefully I can meet some contacts and start a small group in the area. Obviously we would have free reign of any channel at any time of day and small amplifiers should go completely unnoticed. 100 watts AM 200 watts SSB.
What a fine time it would be to get steady contacts in Canby, Vancouver, Salem and so on.