I was thinking the same thing. Besides, you'll want some isolation that vertical separation will afford. I don't know of any way to combine both TX and RX onto a single feedline.
Chuck WB2EDV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Bosshard (NU5D)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 7:36 PM Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] combining a UHF link radio and a UHF repeater on one antenna > > Chris, > > Does the link radio antenna need to be as high as the repeater antenna? > Maybe a small roof mounted yagi might do the job on the link radio. > > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chris Peterson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 6:25 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Repeater-Builder] combining a UHF link radio and a UHF repeater > on > one antenna > > > Hi all, > > My repeater is moving to a watter tower which will double it's coverage > area. > > Here is the problem. The feed line path up the tower is full enough that > we > can probably fit only one run of feedline up the tower. > > The link radio is on 443.025/448.025 and the repeater is on > 442.750/447.750. > > With this small split, is it remotely possible to combine the link radio > and > the repeater to use the same antenna? > > Another option may be to run a fairly small feedline for the link radio, > I.E. LMR-400. This is about a 200 ft run of cable so I imagine the LMR400 > would be pretty lossy. > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > Chris, KG0BP > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004 > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 11/1/2004 > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
