I really gotta get one of those ALASKAN Arrows.
-- bag
Bryan KL7CN/W6
On Oct 12, 2015, at 23:02, J. Boyd (JR2TTS) [email protected] wrote:
On Tue, 13 Oct 2015 01:23:27 -0400, "W3MAT ." [email protected] wrote:
Has anyone removed the duplexer and its coax and replaced it with one coax cable to VHF, and one coax cable to UHF for two radio operation? If so, did you notice any improvement and what would the power rating be now without the duplexer?
I have done this for all SO-50 passes because I want to hear my own downlink (and record the results with a voice recorder from the downlink HT earphone out) but I didn't notice any discernible difference without the duplexer because I'm only running 5W. (Antenna is handheld.)
Arrow Antennas states that max power for the Alaskan Arrow (the type I own) without the duplexer on a tripod is 150W. (See FAQ at http://www.arrowantennas.com/arrowii/alaskanarrow.html)