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  • #1

    Two aerials

    I've seen a few vehicles that have what looks like two UHF aerials mounted on the bull bar.

    http://www.hemamaps.com.au/en/Explor...0020E0374.ashx
    (I have no idea who the bloke is!)

    I'm under the broad assumption that one is UHF and the other for telecom (mobile, etc.).

    Is that the case?
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  • #2
    I have two one uhf one for the phone.


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    • #3
      Ahh...OK...

      Just was reading about running two UHF aerials and they need to be x distance apart, etc....
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      with ARB Catalog, with TJM add ons!

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      • #4
        I have 2 UHF aerials, but I have 2 UHF's which is probably unusual. I suspect most 2 aerial setups are UHF and phone though.



        Cheers Andrew
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        • #5
          You can also buy am/fm aerials to mount to your bullbar. Increase your reception in remote areas. Could account for some 2 aerial set ups you see as well. Since I changed head units my reception is crap so I'm investing in one of these shortly
          http://http://www.zcg.com.au/mobile-am-fm-radio-antennas-sg1100.htm
          People also run hf and vhf radios in there 4wds which could account for a few more.
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          • #6
            Most HF aerials have a much larger base (not all) like mine.



            So they are usually easy to spot.

            One member here has 6 radios in his Prado, so aerials everywhere on that rig

            Cheers Andrew
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            • #7
              6 radios, that's awesome, and here I was thinking I was strange for wantin 2 put a vhf in as well. At least with all those aerials he'll always have a spare fishin rod.
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              • #8
                6 radios if your interested http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...light=Shoehorn

                Cheers Andrew
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                • #9
                  Much call for HF in the big island?
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                  with ARB Catalog, with TJM add ons!

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by cfryback View Post
                    Much call for HF in the big island?
                    HF certainly has its place, especially when remote. A UHF is limited pretty much to line of sight where as a HF you can make contact over thousands of kilometers. HF has a network backing it up as well, volunteers all over the country at base stations helping out people with all sorts of things.

                    It's also a useful source of info just listening of an evening and also can be quite entertaining from time to time.

                    Cheers Andrew
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                    • #11
                      Wow, HF is a bit out of the budget....
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                      with ARB Catalog, with TJM add ons!

                      [CENTER][SIGPIC][/SIGPIC][/CENTER]

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                      • #12
                        Yea I run two on the left, the wider one is UHF, the skinny one is am/fm




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                        • #13
                          Yep I have two as well, both on the left. One is for the UHF and the other for the mobile. My old rig had a third one as well for the FM radio but even with the external aerial it didn't get reception so I haven't bothered with that one on the prado.
                          Some of the travellers we see coming through here have cars that look like echidnas they have that many antennas, I have no idea what they would all be for!

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