what are the difference between passive filters and switches / Pro's & Con's?
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what are the difference between passive filters and switches / Pro's & Con's?
John... the advantage of the diplexer with passive filters is you never have to remember to manually switch antennas, and both radios will receive equally well when not transmitting... with a mechanical switch you'd only have receive capability on whichever radio was connected to the antenna at the time. I have a diplexer connected to my FT-847 (separate antenna jacks for VHF and UHF) to a dual band antenna on the roof of my house; works great!
As for glass mount antennae... I have a Larsen KG-2/70 that I used very successfully on my old '85 VW Golf, on the back window, after cutting away the window tint and straddling the defroster wire... but when I traded that car on a 2000 VW Beetle, no joy as there was metallic content in the newer car's glass that wouldn't allow the inside/outside coupling to work properly.
That said... I still have that antenna and I'll give it to ya if you want to mess with it. PM me if interested.
As for glass mount antennae... I have a Larsen KG-2/70 that I used very successfully on my old '85 VW Golf, on the back window, after cutting away the window tint and straddling the defroster wire... but when I traded that car on a 2000 VW Beetle, no joy as there was metallic content in the newer car's glass that wouldn't allow the inside/outside coupling to work properly.
That said... I still have that antenna and I'll give it to ya if you want to mess with it. PM me if interested.
Thank you very much for the offer, it is appreciated. I think I will try the Diplexer and a dual band antenna, Thank you again.
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