Telamon wrote:

In article .com,
wrote:

Lisa Simpson wrote:
Can anyone recommend an antenna switch that allows me to hook up 2 SW
receivers to 1 antenna? Maybe a switch is not what I mean, as I'd like to
be able to receive on both receivers at the same time . . .

http://www.stridsberg.com/mca104a.htm
Stridsberg is the consumer grade gear most scanner enthusiasts use.

That's an active splitter for $185. Probably a good unit. I think DxAce
uses one.

Yep, Stridsberg is the one.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:
Telamon wrote:

In article .com,
wrote:

Lisa Simpson wrote:
Can anyone recommend an antenna switch that allows me to hook up 2 SW
receivers to 1 antenna? Maybe a switch is not what I mean, as I'd like to
be able to receive on both receivers at the same time . . .

http://www.stridsberg.com/mca104a.htm
Stridsberg is the consumer grade gear most scanner enthusiasts use.

That's an active splitter for $185. Probably a good unit. I think DxAce
uses one.

Yep, Stridsberg is the one.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

If you are going to use a splitter, you might as well go active. In
either case (active or passive), you are going to get a bit more noise,
but the active design should have better isolation.

wrote:
dxAce wrote:
Telamon wrote:

In article .com,
wrote:

Lisa Simpson wrote:
Can anyone recommend an antenna switch that allows me to hook up 2 SW
receivers to 1 antenna? Maybe a switch is not what I mean, as I'd like to
be able to receive on both receivers at the same time . . .

http://www.stridsberg.com/mca104a.htm
Stridsberg is the consumer grade gear most scanner enthusiasts use.

That's an active splitter for $185. Probably a good unit. I think DxAce
uses one.

Yep, Stridsberg is the one.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

- If you are going to use a splitter, you might as well go active.
- In either case (active or passive), you are going to get a bit
- more noise, but the active design should have better isolation.

For a "Combo" Antenna Splitter and {Active} Pre-Amplifier
when you want to use One Antenna with Two Receivers :
Then consider a Shortwave Receiver Antenna Tuner /
Pre-Amplifier that has a built-in Antenna Switch for
use with Two Radios and Two Antennas. The MFJ-959
Pre-Amplifier and Antenna Tuner comes to mind.
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...amps/2574.html

READ - One Antenna and Two Radios = One Antenna Switch ?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/10245
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.r...3d96b7a4b7af4b



hope this helps - iane ~ RHF

Lisa Simpson wrote:
Can anyone recommend an antenna switch that allows me to hook up 2 SW
receivers to 1 antenna? Maybe a switch is not what I mean, as I'd like to
be able to receive on both receivers at the same time . . .

Try:http://www.dxing.info/equipment/rolling_your_own_bryant.dx

He links to tests he made of three commercial units.
I use the Mini Circuits ZFSC-2-1, they use BNC connectors which is what

all of my SW radios use. Adaptors can be found at your local Radio
Shack.

I have built 2 of the units he discribes for friends and they work very
well.

You may, or may not, be interested in digging through pasts posts by me

where I gave the real world results of using passive or non-amplifed
"splitters".

The slightly over 3dB of loss is trivial for most locations. I tried
many A/B tests,
with several different SW receivers, [R2000, R390, R392, R5000 DX398
and a
AOR7030] in several locations [at home, in the woods, by Cumberland
lake
and on top of a "mountain" flatened by strip mining]. The quiter the
location the
more difference ~3dB made, but I never found anywhere where it was the
deciding factor and could not find a signal that was "hearable" direct
and gone
through the splitter.

Terry

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:38:03 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

Can anyone recommend an antenna switch that allows me to hook up 2 SW
receivers to 1 antenna? Maybe a switch is not what I mean, as I'd like to
be able to receive on both receivers at the same time . . .


Perhaps you want a small distribution amplifier?

bob
k5qwg

I might if I knew what is was & how I would benefit from owning it!

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:38:03 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

Can anyone recommend an antenna switch that allows me to hook up 2 SW
receivers to 1 antenna? Maybe a switch is not what I mean, as I'd like
to
be able to receive on both receivers at the same time . . .


Perhaps you want a small distribution amplifier?

bob
k5qwg

On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:45:01 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

I might if I knew what is was & how I would benefit from owning it!

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:38:03 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

Can anyone recommend an antenna switch that allows me to hook up 2 SW
receivers to 1 antenna? Maybe a switch is not what I mean, as I'd like
to
be able to receive on both receivers at the same time . . .


Perhaps you want a small distribution amplifier?

bob
k5qwg


My main familiarity was in using one to feed a single audio tape to 16
different radio stations, simultaneously, over the phone lines. One
input, 16 outputs; they're made in all sorts of configurations. If you
Google "distribution amplifier" you might find something that would
work for feeding two radios; then again, I don't really know... :-)

The mfj-4706 coax patch panel also looks interesting, tho' I don't
know if you can receive to both radios at the same time.

bob
k5qwg

Bob Miller wrote:
On Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:45:01 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

I might if I knew what is was & how I would benefit from owning it!

"Bob Miller" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:38:03 GMT, "Lisa Simpson"
wrote:

Can anyone recommend an antenna switch that allows me to hook up 2 SW
receivers to 1 antenna? Maybe a switch is not what I mean, as I'd like
to
be able to receive on both receivers at the same time . . .


Perhaps you want a small distribution amplifier?

bob
k5qwg


My main familiarity was in using one to feed a single audio tape to 16
different radio stations, simultaneously, over the phone lines. One
input, 16 outputs; they're made in all sorts of configurations. If you
Google "distribution amplifier" you might find something that would
work for feeding two radios; then again, I don't really know... :-)

The mfj-4706 coax patch panel also looks interesting, tho' I don't
know if you can receive to both radios at the same time.

bob
k5qwg

RF patch bays show up once in a while at flea markets. This assumes all
you want is a switch and not a multicoupler. If you buy one, get the
jumpers at the same time as they are all a little different. In fact,
you should ohm out the path, i.e. jumper and patch bay.

Another item you see once in a while at the flea market is the hp59307.
About $20. I never measure the response of the switch, but I can't
belive it wouldn't work well for HF.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Hewlett-Packard-HP-59307A-VHF-Switch_W0QQitemZ7523913977QQcategoryZ25400QQcmdZVi ewItem