Re: Too many VHF aerials?
Ryan Meador
Hi Mark, Do you have a Class A VHF? Those are the type that use two antennas for DSC, but I've never seen one in the flesh -- most recreational boats use Class D, with a shared antenna. On our boat, we have one antenna on each mast. The main mast is split between the nav station VHF and AIS, and the mizzen is connected to the helm VHF. Both VHFs have DSC. This setup has worked well for us. If the splitter fails, it's easy to connect the nav station VHF directly to the radio, and I believe we also have a jumper between the helm and nav station so we can swap the antennas to either radio by plugging a few wires (that's what the wire is labeled as by the previous owner... I haven't tried). And we also have a handheld as a third backup. I think having the AIS on the main mast for better range outweighs any drawbacks of having a splitter. Ryan and Kelly SM 233 Iteration Boston, MA, USA
On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 12:10 PM Thomas Peacock <peacock8491@...> wrote:
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