Re: yaesu antenna

Unfortunately the small antenna select slide switch is not directly at the antenna connection, but after the respective HF/VHF preamps and filters. If it was a software switch it would be easy to bring out the control to an external pushbutton or something. Pity really as the HF performance is not bad especially after tweaking the CIO so that SSB was not so garbled! 

--- In [email protected], "elkmoose55" <elkmoose55@...> wrote:
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> I was wondering if the antenna connections on each side of that internal switch goes to different band components or could you switch from hf to vhf/uhf on one multi antenna switcher and all will work avoiding the little switch and non pl-259s coax ends
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> --- In [email protected], Ron <rkeuler@> wrote:
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> > Hi All,
> > 
> > Unfortunately the VR-5000 does not have multiple antenna input 
> > connectors, but an inexpensive two position antenna switch can be used 
> > to switch between antennas.  For HF up to around 25 MHz I use an Alpha 
> > Delta Sloper which provides excellent reception, and sometimes almost 
> > too much signal for the VR-5000.
> > 
> > http://www.alphadeltacom.com/pg7.html
> > 
> >  From 25 to 1300 MHz I use a discone type antenna like the Diamond D-130 
> > which can be purchased almost anywhere in the world.  I have found this 
> > to be the best simple antenna for this frequency range.
> > 
> > My 2 cents.  -73-
> > 
> > Ron WB9BDZ
> > 
> > 
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