'Tis the season for working on antennas here in the desert and I got to thinking (dangerous, I know!). I have 4 ST-2 antennas in my attic and, as anyone who is familiar with these will know, they come with a 300-75 ohm balun to allow the use of RG6 coax to the antenna. I know I have to fix one of these as well as do some other maintenance in the attic.
Has anyone ever tried running this with 300-ohm flat line and put the balun at the back of the scanner instead of at the antenna? If so did it make things any better or worse? I have about a 25 foot run from the radios to the antenna.
Has anyone ever tried running this with 300-ohm flat line and put the balun at the back of the scanner instead of at the antenna? If so did it make things any better or worse? I have about a 25 foot run from the radios to the antenna.