On 02/06/12 17:33, Robert Coppock wrote:
hola, i am trying to determine the best way to work full duplex on the birds with 2 HT's or radios. i cannot find any info so far on the web. my concern is to keep the transmit power out of the receive radio, i guess basically the difference between a diplexer and duplexer. since i am efficient (lazy) i thought i would just look for suggestions here while i am checking google also. what do i need, di/du/ plexer, and what is the correct wiring scheme ? i will be using the arrow antenna without the built in duplexer, from the 2 feeds (vhf/uhf) and 2 HT's for now. my picture of it so far, is to wire the vhf radio direct to the vhf feed port on the arrow, and have the uhf port on the arrow come into a duplexer, with the duplexer uhf port going to the uhf radio, and the duplexer vhf port terminated into a 50 ohm dummy load. also, any suggestions of specific duplexers would be appreciated. i think i started on this project a few years ago, but never got around to getti! ng it all together. grazie mille, Robert k f 0 g cn81 in the woodwork, literally, shasta/klamath national forests.
Duplexers are for the same band, diplexers are for splitting bands. So, you want a diplexer for this. HB9ABX did a nice design but apparently doesn't want to give it out any more. I'm sure a quick Google will reveal the sickening truth that you cannot hide from the Internet.