[Sentoa] AM/FM reception

[Seasalt007 at aol.com]

Jeff,
 
I have separate antennas and both work great. They are identical looking,  
about 8' tall, and mount on the regular ss fold down mounts up on the 
hardtop. I  have never had a splitter but have heard lots of bad things about 
them,  especially on the VHF side.
 
Ron Carter
Sedona 42-19 (2000)
Punta Gorda
 
 
In a message dated 5/6/2009 7:51:48 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
jehpe at comcast.net writes:

I have a  Clarion AM/FM on my tug. Antenna input is from  dealer   
installed, 12V powered, UFO AM/FM/TV antenna with integral splitter/  
power supply. (I hooked it up, the dealer's installer didn't even   
connect the power to the device.) But it doesn't bring in some local   
AM stations.
Boater's World has been dropping prices so I finally  sprung for a  
Shakespeare 4357-S splitter to pluck the AM&FM  bands from the VHF  
Antenna and abandoned the UFO AM/FM system. I  hooked up the AM/FM  
branch from the new splitter to the Clarion  while I installed the VHF  
connector to go to the VHF radio. Got fair  (not good) AM reception  
while doing so. First time ever.
As soon  as I connected the VHF branch to the VHF radio, the AM signal  
died.  Disconnect the VHF, AM signal returns. Emailed Shakespeare. They   
seemed to be helpful until I told them the antenna was a Comrod, not   
theirs. Then it was "not their problem." Not really a quote, but  close  
enough.
Has anyone had any experience with this, or is it  necessary to have  
separate antennas for each device?

Jeff  Hassell
Toto, NT 32-285
Naples,  FL
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