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<blockquote data-quote="JimJ" data-source="post: 903472" data-attributes="member: 555251">Umm...you could say that //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gifWhat do you mean, &quot;two antenna wires going to one antenna&quot;? What are you trying to wire up...two radios to work off of one antenna?You can&#039;t simply wire an antenna with regular wire...you need a coaxial feedline. RF energy behaves differently than DC.Unless you want that 18awg to become part of the antenna, you can&#039;t simply use a wire feedline. RF feedlines have a certain impedance that must be used depending on the antenna being used (quarter-wave FM vertical antennas have an impedance of around 50-75 ohms, just like some kinds of TV antennas). Coax feedline has a conductor, a dielectric, and a shield, just like an RCA cable. You need to wire the center pin of the Motorola connector to the center conductor, and wire the shield to the ground of the connector.It would help to know what you&#039;re trying to accomplish, so I can recommend a part to do the job.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JimJ, post: 903472, member: 555251"] Umm...you could say that [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif[/IMG] What do you mean, "two antenna wires going to one antenna"? What are you trying to wire up...two radios to work off of one antenna? You can't simply wire an antenna with regular wire...you need a coaxial feedline. RF energy behaves differently than DC. Unless you want that 18awg to become part of the antenna, you can't simply use a wire feedline. RF feedlines have a certain impedance that must be used depending on the antenna being used (quarter-wave FM vertical antennas have an impedance of around 50-75 ohms, just like some kinds of TV antennas). Coax feedline has a conductor, a dielectric, and a shield, just like an RCA cable. You need to wire the center pin of the Motorola connector to the center conductor, and wire the shield to the ground of the connector. It would help to know what you're trying to accomplish, so I can recommend a part to do the job. [/QUOTE]

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